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Using WSFTP-LE Version 5.06 and Higher
What is It? WSFTP-LE is program that uploads files from your computer, across the network to FrogNet's computer. It can also download files from other ftp servers to your computer's hard drive. This program only works for windows computers.
What is FTP? FTP is the abbreviation of File Transfer Protocol. It's a protocol used on the Internet for sending files from one computer to another.
Why Do I Want To Do That? - If you want the world to be able to see your web page, you need to upload the HTML documents that you wrote to your account on FrogNet. Think of it as saving a copy of your work on a floppy disk. The only difference is, the floppy disk you are saving stuff to isn't physically attached to your computer. Instead, it's located miles away and is physically attached to a different computer all together.
What Do I Need? - You'll need a computer, a phone modem, an account with FrogNet, and a program called WS_FTP LE. Chances are you already have everything listed except the last item. Click here to download and install WS_FTP LE
You might have noticed that there are a lot of FTP programs available for download out there on the internet. They all basically do the same thing. Some do it better than others. Unfortunately, they each have their own unique quirks. That is why FrogNet only provides technical support for WSFTP-LE. There are just too many FTP programs out there for us to know how to set them all up. If you call up FrogNet and ask us to help you configure your Billybob-FTP program, we can't help you. Sorry.
Configuring WSFTP-LE
The very first time you run WSFTP-LE, you should see the following screen (image below.) In the following steps, we'll change all this stuff so that you can upload stuff to your personal FrogNet account.
First, connect to the Internet as you normally do.
Step 1) The General Tab
A) Click on the button labeled "new." This will clear all the fields.
B) Make up a "profile name." It can be anything you want. We suggest something memorable like, "My FrogNet Account."
C) The Host Name/Address should be ftp.frognet.net
D) Set the Host Type to "Automatic detect"
E) If "Anonymous" has a check mark next to it, un-check it.
F) The User ID should be the same login you use to connect to frognet. This is not asking for your e-maill address, it's asking your LOGIN. Example of an e-mail address: "joe@frognet.net" Example of a LOGIN: "joe"
If you are a virtual domain owner and are trying to access your virtual domain, your login will be be your primary frognet login.
Note: Customers who joined FrogNet prior to March 6, 2001 may have used a virtXXXX account where XXXX was your virt number. This practice was abandoned. Do not use your virt account and password as they no longer exist.
G) Enter your password in the password field and check the "Save Password" checkbox. This will cause WSFTP_LE to remember your password the next time you open the program.
H) The "Account" should be the same as the "User Id" field.
I) Comments can be whatever you want them to be. You could write a helpful phrase to remind you which account you are connecting to, or other info.
You are done with this screen. DON'T Click on OK. Instead, click on the Startup tab.
Step 2) Set The Initial Remote Folder
The initial Remote Site Folder is another name for the "path." The path to your directory depends on the type of account that you are trying to access.
Personal Web Pages:
/home/login/html
Substitute your login for the "login" above. For example, if your login was joefrog, then your path would be /home/joefrog/html
** NOTE if you don't have an html directory, you need to create one yourself in /home/login or call FrogNet technical support and have them set it up for you. Many FTP programs have the ability to create new folders or directories.
Domain Owners:
Domain owners have a slightly longer path. All the domains that you own are stored in your personal folder at FrogNet If your domain name is joe.com then your path is
/home/login/domain.com/html
Substitute your primary frognet login for the "login" above. Substitute your domain name in for "domain.com" and be sure to leave off the http:// and www prefixes. Here is an example for customer Sally Smith. Her primary frognet login is ssmith and she owns the domain "example.com" Her remote folder path would be...
/home/ssmith/example.com/html
here is a complicated example for user Larry Jones who's primary frognet login is mrjones. He owns the domain http://www.gasp.athens.oh.us/
/home/mrjones/gasp.athens.oh.us/html
Do you see the pattern? Here is a chart to help domain owners.
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Your frognet login |
Your domain name minus the http:// and www prefixes |
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Side Note: this is a forward slash: "/" This is a backslash: "\" UNIX machines use the forward slash a lot. IBM computers use the back slash and Mac's don't use any of the above, they tend to use the colon :
Step 3) The Initial Local Folder
This step is entirely optional. If you are familiar with DOS and know how to type in the path of a folder on your PC, then feel free to fill this field in. If you had a folder on your desktop called "mysite" then your initial Local Folder might look something like this...
C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\mysite
You can, if you wish, leave this field blank and simply navigate to the directory of your choice by double clicking on a drive, it's sub folders, and so on. Just like you normally do when exploring your computer's folders to find a file.
Step 4) Set PASV transfer
Leave the default options for Connection Retry, Network Timeout, and Remote Port alone. Place a check by the option for "Passive transfers." This option is not always necessary, but is handy if you run a firewall on your local computer. If you can't get through your local corporate or personal firewall, check this option. If you don't know what a firewall is, you more than likely don't have one.
Step 5) Connect
That's if for this screen, and for the setup. Click the "OK" button. wsftp-le will attempt to connect to your account of FrogNet.
If there was no problems, the text at the bottom of the wsftp-le window should say something like 226 Transfer Complete.
If there was a problem with your login or password, there should be some red text at the bottom of the wsftp-le window that says something like, "530 Login Incorrect"
Gererally, in computing, when you see some bright red text, you've done something wrong. Click the Connect button again, it will bring up the Session Properties window. Navigate throught the windows tabs and see if there are any type-o's Make sure your password and username are correct. Confusion over the username and password is the number one stumbling block for newbies.
Once your connected, you should see something like the above graphic. The local folder and remote foler contents will be different for your account, but otherwise it should look very similar. Check the AUTO check box located next to the "Binary" radio button.
Everything is configured, your're ready to start transferring files. To learn more about how to transfer files. Click on the help button. Under the help contents tab, double-click on the "Working With Files" section.
We hope you've learned a lot from this tutorial. Have fun uploading/downloading stuff!