Passive - HP 6125XLG Command Reference Manual

Parameters
server-address: Specifies the IP address or host name of the FTP server.
service-port: Specifies the TCP port number of the FTP server, in the range of 0 to 65535. The default
value is 21.
Usage guidelines
After you issue this command, you are prompted to enter the username and password. You must provide
correct username and password before you can log in to the server.
If you have logged in to an FTP server, you cannot use the open command to log in to another server. To
do so, you must first disconnect from the current server.
Examples
# In FTP client view, log in to the FTP server 192.168.40.7.
<Sysname>ftp
ftp> open 192.168.40.7
Connected to 192.168.40.7 (192.168.40.7)
220 FTP service ready.
User (192.168.40.7:(none)): root
331 Password required for root.
Password:
230 User logged in.
Remote system type is HP.
ftp>

passive

Use passive to set the FTP operation mode to passive.
Syntax
passive
Default
The FTP operation mode is passive.
Views
FTP client view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Usage guidelines
FTP can operate in either of the following modes:
Active mode—The FTP server initiates the TCP connection.
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Passive mode—The FTP client initiates the TCP connection.
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You can use this command multiple times to change between active and passive modes.
This command is mainly used together with a firewall to control FTP session establishment between
private network users and public network users.
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