- 1). Click the Windows icon in the bottom left of the screen, and type "cmd" in the "Search Programs and Files" field. Click on the resulting "cmd" box in the result list. A DOS command box will appear, a black box on the screen where you can enter DOS commands.
- 2). Enter the "cd" command in the DOS command prompt to move to the appropriate directory on your PC. "cd directoryname" will move you into a directory at a lower level. "cd .." will move you up a level.
- 3). Enter the command "ftp www.somecomputer.com" in the DOS box; "www.somecomputer.com" must be a computer that you have access to and one that accepts FTP requests.
- 4). Type the user name, and press "Enter." Type the password, and press "Enter." This is not always required. If it is not, no prompt will appear. You are now logged in to the remote server. The DOS command box should now have an "FTP>" prompt, which is where you enter FTP commands.
- 5). Enter the command "pwd" at the FTP prompt in the DOS command box to see what directory you are in on the server. To change to a directory on the server at a lower level, enter "cd directoryname" to get into the directory below. To move up a director level, enter "cd ..". Enter the command "dir" to see what files exist in the directory you are in.
- 6). Transfer a file from your local directory to the remote computer directory with the command "put filename", where "filename" is the name of the target file. Enter the command at the FTP prompt in the DOS command box. To transfer a file back from the remote computer directory to the local directory, enter the command "get filename". In either case, you will see a set of changing numbers telling you how many bytes have been transferred until it is done.
- 7). Type "Quit" and press "Enter" to exit the FTP.
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