Chapter 9. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
As you know, TCP/IP is actually a suite of protocols. In this chapter, we take a look at one protocol, the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is one of the most widely used protocols on the Internet.
In the next section, we begin our discussion of FTP by providing an overview of FTP. In the sections that follow, we see what it takes to set up and use FTP.
FTP Overview
As mentioned previously, FTP is the most widely used protocol on the Internet. Why? Well, most of the traffic on the Internet involves the transferring of files. The World Wide Web just might catch up and pass up FTP in terms of bandwidth consumed, but until then, FTP remains the king.
FTP is available for just about every operating system. You ...
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