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How to access the Xilinx anonymous FTP site


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Problem Title:
How to access the Xilinx anonymous FTP site


Problem Description:
The Xilinx anonymous FTP site may be accessed by any internet capible FTP client
 including Netscape.


Solution 1:

How to access the Xilinx anonymous FTP site via Netscape :

1.  Within Netscape, enter the following location :
    ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/

    You should see a directory listing of the FTP site.

2.  You may tranverse the directories simply by clicking on
    them.  Most directories contain a 00_index file explaining
    the contents of the directory.  If you click on the
    00_index file, the listing should be displayed on your
    screen.  Once finished viewing the file you may return to
    the last screen by hitting the Back button from the
    Netscape tool bar.

3.  In order to download a file, simply click on the file of
    interest.  If you have a helper app for that particular
    type of file (a .pdf file may be configured to
    automatically spawn Adobe Acrobat Reader for instance) then
    the file will be loaded by that particular application.  If
    the file is a text file and you wish to save the file,
    select Save As... from the Netscape File pull-down menu and
    you will be prompted for a name and location to save the
    file.  All other files will prompt you to save the file.
    Choose a local location on your hard drive to save the file
    and hit the SAVE button.

Any comments about the ftp site may be directed by e-mail to ftp@xilinx.com



Solution 2:

How to access via an FTP client :

1. Connect to our FTP site using the following address :
   ftp.xilinx.com

   A typical command-line for doing this is :

   open ftp.xilinx.com

2. Log onto the site using the following login :

   login : anonymous
   password : <your e-mail address>

3. Change directories to the pub directory.

   A typical command-line for doing this is :

   cd pub

3. Browse the various directories of interest.	Most
   directories contain a text file called 00_index file which
   explains the contents of the directories.

4. Download the file.

   A typical command-line is the following :

   bin		     <--- Be sure in binary mode
   get <filename>    <--- Filename is case sensitive

Note : Be sure you are in binary mode before transfering files and file names ar
e case sensitive so be sure you are entering the correct file name.

Any comments about the ftp site may be directed by e-mail to ftp@xilinx.com



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