
Configuring IP Utilities
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How FTP Works
The FTP client initiates an FTP session with the FTP server on the router. The
session establishes two separate connections between host and router as follows:
• Control connection -- the communication path between the FTP client and the
FTP control server for the exchange of commands and replies used for
sending a command request or response.
• Data connection -- a full-duplex connection over which data is transferred in a
specified mode and type between FTP client and FTP server.
The FTP client residing on the host and the FTP server residing on the router rely
on the underlying support of TCP and IP for the reliable, sequenced transfer of
data and control messages (Figure 2-2
).
Figure 2-2. FTP Client and Server
FTP
Client
FTP
Server
TCP TCP
IP IP
LAN/WAN
Router
Control connection
Data connection
Key
Host
TCP0002A
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