FTP server

Document revision 1.2 (05-May-2003)
This document applies to the MikroTik RouterOS V2.7

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File Transfer Protocol Server

Summary

MicroTik RouterOS implements File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server feature. It is intended to use for software packages uploading as well as configuration script exporting and importing procedures.

Specifications

Packages required : None
License required : Any
Home menu level : /file
Standards and Technologies : FTP (RFC 959)
Hardware usage : not significant

File Transfer Protocol Server

Submenu level : /file

Description

MikroTik RouterOS has an industry standard FTP server feature. It uses ports 20 and 21 for communication with other hosts on the network. Do not disable these ports on your router!

Uploaded files as well as exported configuration or backup files can be accessed under /file menu. There you can also delete unwanted files from your router.

Authorization via ftp uses router's system user account names and passwords.

name (read-only: text) - item name
type (read-only: file | directory | unknown) - item type
package size (read-only: integer) - package size
creation-time (read-only: time) - item creation date and time
package-name (read-only: name) - package name
package-version (read-only: text) - package version
package-build-time (read-only: time) - build time of the package

Example

Suppose we need to upload a software package system-2.7rc4.npk to a router with IP address 192.168.0.2 using generic text mode FTP client from a Linux workstation (the procedure and commands are the same also for Windows workstations):

user@wildcat:~/work$ ftp 192.168.0.2
Connected to 192.168.0.2.
220 MikroTik FTP server (MikroTik v2.7rc3) ready
Name (192.168.0.2:root): admin
331 Password required for admin
Password:
230 User admin logged in
Remote system type is UNIX.
ftp> binary
200 Type set to I
ftp> send
(local-file) /home/psi/system-2.7rc4.npk
(remote-file) system-2.7rc4.npk
local: /home/psi/system-2.7rc4.npk remote: system-2.7rc4.npk
200 PORT command successful
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for '/system-2.7rc4.npk'
226 Transfer complete
8391343 bytes sent in 12.61 secs (649.7 kB/s)
ftp> close
221 Closing
ftp> quit
user@wildcat:~/work$

Now you can see this package on the router:

[admin@MikroTik] file> print
  # NAME                           TYPE         SIZE       CREATION-TIME
  0 system-2.7rc4.npk              package      8391343    apr/30/2003 17:09:55
  1 hotspot                        directory               mar/08/2003 16:14:19

[admin@MikroTik] file>