Using DOS FTP

Step 1
Start an ftp session with goNDTC

Click "Start"

Select and click "Run"

Type--> ftp www.gondtc.com in the combo box as shown below.

Click OK. A window will come up similar to the one below. You will need to log into the ftp server using your existing account information. Type in your goNDTC user name at the FTP user: prompt. (Replace "MY-USERNAME" with your username.)

Type in your goNDTC password at the FTP password: prompt.

Step 2
Create the web page directory

Create the public_html directory. This directory must be named "public_html", in all lowercase letters, with an underscore separating the words public and html. If the directory is improperly created, your web content will not be accessible. If you have trouble viewing your personal web page, come back to this step and verify that you have created your personal web page directory correctly. Only type the gray text in the following instructions. After you have successfully logged in using ftp, type the following commands at the ftp> prompt:

mkdir public_html

dir

You should see the public_html directory in your directory listing -- there may be several other files and directories as well -- but the working directory for your personal web pages will be public_html.

Now that you have created your personal web page directory, you will be able to place web pages, images, sounds and other web content in the directory. Although only you may manipulate the files in your public_html directory, anything you place in your public_html directory will become publicly viewable to the entire Internet. It is up to you to know how to create and maintain your personal web page. Once you have created a your personal web page(or pages), and are ready to upload them go on to the next step. To upload files to your personal web directory:

a. Log in to your account using the procedure in Step 1.

b. type cd public_html at the ftp> prompt.

c. if necessary, use the lcd (local change directory) command at the ftp prompt to change to the directory on your computer containing the files you will be uploading.

d. upload the files using the put or mput commands at the ftp> prompt.

+For text files and html files, set the transfer mode to ascii prior to uploading the file(s) by typing ascii at the ftp> prompt.

+For images and data, set the transfer mode to binary prior to uploading the file(s) by typing bin at the ftp> prompt.

The default file containing your main web page should be named
index.html,
index.htm,
default.html
,or
default.htm.

The URL for your personal web page will be
http://www.gondtc.com/~yourlogin

For help with your ftp client, either type ? or help at the ftp> prompt, or consult the documentation that came with your operating system.

If you wish to have your personal web page designed by a professional, contact NDTC, and we will refer you to one.