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File Sharing Services
Explain how file transfer protocols operate.
File Transfer Protocol
- FTP was developed to allow for data transfers between a client and a server. An FTP client is an application which runs on a computer that is being used to push and pull data from an FTP server.
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- Step 1 – The client establishes the first connection to the server for control traffic using TCP port 21. The traffic consists of client commands and server replies.
- Step 2 – The client establishes the second connection to the server for the actual data transfer using TCP port 20. This connection is created every time there is data to be transferred.
- Step 3 – The data transfer can happen in either direction. The client can download (pull) data from the server, or the client can upload (push) data to the server.
Server Message Block
- The Server Message Block (SMB) is a client/server, request-response file sharing protocol. Servers can make their own resources available to clients on the network.
- Three functions of SMB messages:
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- Start, authenticate, and terminate sessions
- Control file and printer access
- Allow an application to send or receive messages to or from another device
Unlike the file sharing supported by FTP, clients establish a long-term connection to servers. After the connection is established, the user of the client can access the resources on the server as though the resource is local to the client host.
Other related topics
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Application, Presentation, and Session | Explain how the functions of the application layer, presentation layer, and session layer work together to provide network services to end user applications. |
Peer-to-Peer | Explain how end user applications operate in a peer-to-peer network. |
Web and Email Protocols | Explain how web and email protocols operate. |
IP Addressing Services | Explain how DNS and DHCP operate. |
File Sharing Services | Explain how file transfer protocols operate. |
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