Using A Graphical FTP Client

FTP is an acronym that stands for File Transfer Protocol. As the name suggests, FTP is used to transfer data from one computer to another over Internet or through a network. By default, FTP servers listen on port 21 for incoming connections from FTP clients.

An FTP client is a program that allows you to easily move files from your computer to FTP server.

For example, FTP can used to upload Web page files. Those files are normally created on a author's computer and then uploaded to a Web server.

There are many free FTP clients that you can download from the Internet. There are mainly two types of FTP client programs available in the Internet:

1.Graphical FTP clients.
2.Command line FTP clients.

In this post, I will explain you about the graphical FTP client.

Graphical FTP clients:

Graphical FTP clients are very easy to use. Most graphical FTP clients provide the option to drag and drop the files. In short, graphical FTP clients simplify file transfer from your computer to FTP server. Let's take a look at gFTP, which is an one of the free graphical FTP client available over the web. I will walk you through the steps to install and use gFTP. I assume you are using Fedora 8.

1. Launch the terminal by clicking

2. Switch to super user mode. You will require the root password.

3. Install gFTP

4. After installing the gFTP, launch the application by clicking on

The gFTP client application will look like the below given screen shot:

The gFTP client application look has two panes. The pane on the left displays the files on your computer and the pane on the right displays the files on the remote computer.

When you open the program, enter the name of the FTP host and your username and password. “Host” is the name of the server that your files are being hosted on. User name and Password are usually the same that you gave when you signed up for the hosting service that you are trying to access. To obtain information about your FTP host name, user name and password contact your FTP server administrator.

When you open the program, enter the name of the FTP host and your username and password. “Host” is the name of the server that your files are being hosted on. User name and Password are usually the same that you gave when you signed up for the hosting service that you are trying to access. To obtain information about your FTP host name, user name and password contact your FTP server administrator.