Connect to the FTP Server Open a DOS window and type ftp . Type open hostname where hostname is the hostname to which you want to connect. For your Purdue Career Account, this hostname will be either icdftp.cc.purdue.edu , for non-web files, or webpublish.cc.purdue.edu , for web page files. Log in with your Purdue Career Account login and password. Type bin to enable binary transfer if your files are anything but simple text files.
Binary transfer is necessary to insure that files are copied correctly.
The file will be copied to the location on the local PC you specified with lcd . Type bin to enable binary transfer if your files are anything but simple text files. Binary transfer is necessary to insure that files are copied correctly. The file will be copied from the location on the local PC that you specified with lcd . Help Type help to see a list of commands.