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How to access the Xilinx Customer Download area on our FTP site
Record #1197
Problem Title:
How to access the Xilinx Customer Download area on our FTP site
Problem Description:
The Xilinx Customer Download area on our FTP site may be accessed by any internet capible FTP client
including Netscape.
Solution 1:
How to access the Xilinx Customer Download Area via Netscape :
1. Within Netscape, enter the following directory location :
ftp://customer@ftp.xilinx.com/download /
Add the name of the file to be downloaded. This
filename is case sensitive.
2. You will then be prompted with a password window. Enter the
following :
User name : customer
Password : xilinx
Hit the OK button.
3. Choose a local location on your hard drive to save the file
and hit the SAVE button.
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 : customer
password : xilinx
3. Change directories to the download directory.
A typical command-line for doing this is :
cd download
4. You will not be able to get a listing of this directory but
you will be able to download your specied file if to know
the name of 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 are case sensitive so
be sure you are entering the correct file name.
End of Record #1197 - Last Modified: 05/27/99 10:32 | 
