Nortel Networks 3395 User Manual
Transferring Files
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The next section of this manual shows an example of a file transfer using these steps with the Kermit file
transfer program. Before you use the Kermit program or any other file transfer program, consult the
documentation for that program.
transfer program. Before you use the Kermit program or any other file transfer program, consult the
documentation for that program.
Transferring a File With the Kermit File Transfer Program
This section describes a file transfer from a PC to a host with the Kermit file transfer program. In this
example, the user Chris, at a PC running MS/DOS, sends a spreadsheet to a LAT service on the host
FinanceVAX. Figure 6-1 represents a file transfer such as this:
example, the user Chris, at a PC running MS/DOS, sends a spreadsheet to a LAT service on the host
FinanceVAX. Figure 6-1 represents a file transfer such as this:
SynOptics Model
3000 Concentrator
Personal Computer
Running Kermit
Running Kermit
Host System
Running Kermit
Running Kermit
LAN
file
file
Figure 6-1. A file transfer from a host computer to a PC
In Figure 6-1, both the PC and the host are running the Kermit file transfer program, and the PC sends a
file to the host through the terminal server. The following example shows how you can apply the steps in
the basic procedure to this type of transfer.
file to the host through the terminal server. The following example shows how you can apply the steps in
the basic procedure to this type of transfer.
1.
Ensure that both the PC and the host are running the same file transfer program, and that the PC is
running a terminal emulation program.
running a terminal emulation program.
From the PC DOS prompt, Chris brings up the Kermit program. When the PC invokes the Kermit
program, it displays the Kermit prompt.
program, it displays the Kermit prompt.
C:\> kermit
Kermit-MS>