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# Download file config.cfg. 
ftp> get config.cfg 
200 Port command okay. 
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for config.cfg. 
226 Transfer complete. 
ftp: 3980 bytes received in 8.277 seconds 0.48Kbytes/sec. 
This example uses the command line window tool provided by Windows. When you log in to the FTP 
server through another FTP client, refer to the corresponding instructions for operation description. 
 
 
z  If available space on the Flash memory of the switch is not enough to hold the file to be uploaded, 
you need to delete files not in use from the Flash memory to make room for the file, and then 
upload the file again. The files in use cannot be deleted. If you have to delete the files in use to 
make room for the file to be uploaded, you can only delete/download them through the Boot ROM 
menu. 
z  3com switch 4200G is not shipped with FTP client application software. You need to purchase and 
install it by yourself. 
 
3)  Configure Switch A (FTP server) 
# After uploading the application, use the boot boot-loader command to specify the uploaded file 
(switch.bin) to be the startup file used when the switch starts the next time, and restart the switch. Thus 
the switch application is upgraded. 
<Sysname> boot boot-loader switch.bin 
<Sysname> reboot 
 
 
For information about the boot boot-loader command and how to specify the startup file for a switch, 
refer to the System Maintenance and Debugging part of this manual. 
 
FTP Banner Display Configuration Example 
Network requirements 
Configure the Ethernet switch as an FTP server and the remote PC as an FTP client. After a connection 
between the FTP client and the FTP server is established and login succeeds, the banner is displayed 
on the FTP client. 
z  An FTP user with username switch and the password hello has been configured on the FTP 
server. 
z  The IP addresses 1.1.1.1 for a VLAN interface on the switch and 2.2.2.2 for the PC have been 
configured. Ensure that a route exists between the switch and the PC.