Copy through dialup

[Yusupha Fye]

I wanted to know how if there is anyway one can copy a file through a dialup modem connection using ftp or any other command in unix.

I am connecting from a remote terminal to a HP-UX server and want to download a file from the server. Any suggestions?

[Stephen Keane]

UUCP

[Chris Wilshaw]

Most dialup connections (and software) will support transfers using kermit.

[Jan Sladky]

Hi Yusupha,

There should not be any problems if you mean ppp connection. Use whatever you want or can (ftp,scp, rcp).
I was using it often via GPRS or CDMA.

(sometime I was working even in init 1 run level and than back to init 3 ;-)

rgds Jan

[Yusupha Fye]

My problem is that I am connecting from a windows environment to a unix machine using a terminal emulator.

[Stephen Keane]

Is there a working mail system on the UNIX server with access to the outside world? You could mail the file to yourself. If there is Samba installed on the server you could mount a disk from the server on to your PC. Could you NFS mount a disk from the server? Are you connecting via TCP/IP to get to the server - if so can't you FTP from the PC to the IP address of the server whilst your telnet session is in progress (as you have a connection to it), or are you not using TCP/IP?

[Yusupha Fye]

The server does not have any mail facility installed. I am connecting with rs232 via a telephone line. My objective is to copy the file via the phone line onto my PC.

[Jan Sladky]

Hi Yusupha,

use the ftp after accesing to remote network via ppp. Where is the problem, have you already tried it ?

post results Jan

[Stephen Keane]

You might want to look at SLIP then. (man slip)

[Yusupha Fye]

The ftp does not work because it does not recognise my machine. Anyway I will try SLIP. Thanks for the help.

[rick jones]

If it is a straight dial-up connection, no PPP or SLIP, then you want to go with the kermit suggestion, or xmodem. Those are transfer utilities from the "good old days" of plain dial-up, and as previously suggested should be a part of just about any terminal emulator package these days. There should be a kermit or xmodem for HP-UX from the porting archives and perhaps in software.hp.com.