gph@hpsemc.HP.COM (Paul Houtz) (03/30/89)
I am just starting to use ftp, and I have a few questions:
1. How does it work? I am currently trying to get into some anonymous
sites, and am experiencing the following difficulties:
a: I will be connected to the site, some line noise or something
knocks me off, and then I can no longer connect to that
site. I get the following error:
ftp: connect: No route to host
b: Some sites I attempt connection to give me the error
ftp: (site address): Unknown host
Once I have been bounced off, I seem to get the first message
above no matter what machine I attempt to open. Is it possible
that getting bounced screws things up on my machine for some
undetermined amount of time (say--to the next boot up)?
2. Is there another method of specifying the address of machine,
rather than the Arpanet address (i.e., machine.university.edu)?
In some of the site lists, the give a bunch of numbers with
periods (302.333.23.2349) that appear to be some kind of address.
What is this?
Thanks for your time and help!
Paul Houtz
HP Technology Access Center
10670 N. Tantau Avenue
Cupertino, Ca 95014
(408) 725-3864
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