FTP command line/proxy

[Pedro Cirne]

Hi,

I have a hp-ux server and using Mozzila I can ftp to servers outside the intranet.

My problem is that from the hp-ux command line I can't ftp to the same servers, I think the problem should be related with using the proxy.

How can I ftp to servers from the command line through the proxy?

Thks,

[A. Clay Stephenson]

ftp
proxy open hostname

[Pedro Cirne]

Thks, but how do I define the proxy IP adress?

[A. Clay Stephenson]

proxy open ip_address.

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

I think you cannot do this with the standard ftp. You'll have to use wget or something like that.

My point of knowledge is, that the term 'proxy' in regard to browsers means something different to the one of the ftp protocoll:

The use of the ftp proxy command would require first a ftp connection to the proxy-server (configured in the browser).
Then you could 'proxy open' the host, which you really want to connect with.

Nearly 100% of network/firewall configurations won't meet those requirements.

mfG Peter

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

Most of the tools like wget and such let you set a variable. In that variable you set the proxy server address and then commands work normally.

It also seems A. Clay gave you the answer twice.

I think wget is a better tool for this anyway, if you are looking for an opinion.

:-)

SEP

[VK2COT]

Hello,

Lot of my customers use one of the two
tools:

curl
wget

Both work very well in HP-UX.

Simple example for wget. Set up
environment variables:

http_proxy=http://myproxysrv.domain.dom:3128/
ftp_proxy=http://myproxysrv.domain.dom:3128/
https_proxy=http://myproxysrv.domain.dom:3128/

For curl, one way is to use command line:

curl --proxy myproxysrv.domain.dom:3128

It is obvious that my examples showed
Squid proxy server :)

VK2COT

[Pedro Cirne]

Thank you all