File Transfer 101 – TFTP & FTP

TFTP
TFTP Server
You can use a Cisco Router as a TFTP Server, usually used to serve IOS images to other routers.
R(config)# tftp-server FILE-URL [alias ALIAS] [ACL]
! ALIAS - the server will respond to requests for the ALIAS name with the FILE-URL file
! ACL - used to limit TFTP clients
You can also configure the TFTP client using:
R(config)# ip tftp source-interface INTERFACE
TFTP Client
You can use the router as a TFTP Client using a command like:
R# copy tftp://FILE-SRC DESTINATION-URI
R# more tftp://FILE-SRC
FTP
FTP Client
You can use the router as a FTP Client using a command like:
R# copy ftp://FILE-SRC DESTINATION-URI
R# more ftp://FILE-SRC
In contrast with TFTP, FTP offers more advanced features. This is why we can configure the FTP client even further:
! Specify USER and PASS:
R(config)# ip ftp username USER
R(config)# ip ftp password PASS
! Specify the source interface
R(config)# ip ftp source-interface INTERFACE
! Connect using Passive FTP
R(config)# ip ftp passive

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