You can access the course folders on Neelix from off-campus using FTP on port 11121. This access is available regardless of who your Internet Service Provider is.
To use Internet Explorer as your FTP client use the following URL:
ftp://neelix.radford.edu:11121
Anonymous access is not allowed so you will be prompted for a network login. At the login prompt please make sure to enter the RADFORD domain name in front of your userid as shown below:
UserID: Radford\jdoe
Password: ********
If you are getting an error message check two settings. First, make sure that IE is set to view FTP folders: From inside of IE choose TOOLS --> INTERNET OPTIONS, click on the ADVANCED tab, and make sure the "Enable folder view for FTP sites" checkbox is checked as shown below:
Second, on some versions of I.E. there is also a "use passive ftp" option that may need to be checked. Passive FTP causes the client to initiate the TCP connection for data transfer rather than the server. This is necessary depending on your firewall settings and on whether you are using a public IP address.
If you are familiar with FTP sub commands and want to use a traditional FTP client that will work also. You may still encounter the need to run a passive client or a client in passive mode. The ftp command PASV will work for some ftp clients.
If you are having trouble getting an FTP session to work because of firewall settings remember that you can also access the dropbox using the MY FILES link on the student portal.
The following is an example session from a windows ftp client:
C:\>ftp
ftp> open neelix.radford.edu 11121
Connected to neelix.radford.edu.
220 neelix Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
User (neelix.radford.edu:(none)): radford\jdoe
331 Password required for radford\jdoe.
Password: *******
230-Access restricted to Radford University students and faculty only.
230 User radford\jdoe logged in.
ftp> dir
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
08-26-02 02:00PM <DIR> CPSC120
01-09-02 02:41PM <DIR> CPSC210
07-16-02 11:07AM <DIR> INSY481
08-22-02 02:51PM <DIR> ITEC100
09-03-02 02:49PM <DIR> ITEC110
08-28-02 04:20PM <DIR> ITEC120
09-02-02 10:26AM <DIR> ITEC202
09-03-02 03:48PM <DIR> ITEC340
08-22-02 12:56PM <DIR> ITEC350
08-23-02 02:12PM <DIR> ITEC363
08-27-02 02:50PM <DIR> ITEC485
226 Transfer complete.
ftp: 528 bytes received in 0.00Seconds 528000.00Kbytes/sec.
ftp>bye
goodbye...