ftp client-source

Function

The ftp client-source command sets the source interface and source addresses of the FTP client to establish the connection with FTP server.

The undo ftp client-source command cancels the source interface and source address of the FTP client.

By default, the source address contains all 0s.

Format

ftp client-source { -a ip-address | -i { interface-type interface-number | interface-name } }

ftp ipv6 client-source -a ipv6-address [ -vpn-instance ipv6-vpn-instance-name ]

undo ftp client-source

undo ftp ipv6 client-source [ -a ipv6-address [ -vpn-instance ipv6-vpn-instance-name ] ]

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
-a ip-address	Specifies the IPv4 address of the local device.	The value is in dotted decimal notation.
-a ipv6-address	Specifies the IPv6 address of the local device.	The value is a 32-digit hexadecimal number, in the format of X:X:X:X:X:X:X:X.
-i	Specifies the source interface type and source interface number.	All interfaces are supported, except null, stacking port, and SIP interfaces.
interface-type interface-number	Specifies the source interface type and source interface number.	All interfaces are supported, except null, stacking port, and SIP interfaces.
ipv6	Specifies the FTP IPv6 server.	-
-vpn-instance ipv6-vpn-instance-name	Specifies the name of a VPN instance to which the FTP server belongs. Before specifying the parameter vpn-instance ipv6-vpn-instance-name, ensure that a VPN instance has been configured.	The value is a string of 1 to 31 case-sensitive characters, spaces not supported.

Views

System view

Default Level

3: Management level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
ftp-client	write

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

If you run the ftp command to log in to an FTP server without specifying a source IP address or source interface, the source address or source interface that is specified through the ftp client-source command is adopted by default.
If you run the ftp command and specify a source address or source interface at the same time, the specified source address or the specified source interface is adopted.

Precautions

This command can be run successfully when source address or source interface does not exist, but the function does not take effect.
If the specified source interface has been bound to a VPN instance, the client is automatically bound to the same VPN instance.
After a bound source interface is deleted, the interface configuration specified using the ftp client-source command will not be cleared but does not take effect. If you configure the source interface with the same name again, the interface configuration specified using the ftp client-source command is updated and the function restores.

Example

# Set the FTP source IPv4 address as 10.1.1.1.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] ftp client-source -a 10.1.1.1

# Set the FTP source as loopback interface.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] interface LoopBack 0
[*HUAWEI-LoopBack0] ip address 10.1.1.1 16
[*HUAWEI-LoopBack0] quit
[*HUAWEI] ftp client-source -i loopback 0