What do I download: filezilla client or server

[pennyb]

I need to be able to download files from a company I work for - they have just given me an ftp address, e.g.

ftp://nameftp@111.22.33.169/for_Mary

(note this is a made up address but have use their format 'name'=company it came from, nos are in format they gave, and 'for_Mary' am assuming is the file location)

then User name & password

Am not sure whether I download the stuff for filezilla client or filezilla server or are they the same

[botg]

You've been given the credentials for an FTP server. To connect to this server you need an FTP client, e.g. FileZilla Client.

Have a look at Using and Tutorial for some basic usage instructions.

[pennyb]

Thanks - will go and look at it

[pennyb]

well have managed to successfully download the client now but I keep getting this

Status: Waiting to retry...
Status: Delaying connection for 1 second due to previously failed connection attempt...
Status: Connecting to 172.20.34.169:21...
Error: Connection timed out
Error: Could not connect to server

I use windows 8 so it can't be the operating software

[botg]

The address you are connecting to doesn't match the one you mentioned in your original post.

[pennyb]

The address you are connecting to doesn't match the one you mentioned in your original post.

sorry - in the original post I was just showing the number format example rather than actual nos

a friend has suggested the company have given me the wrong host address to point at

[botg]

Unless it's an example address as well, the IP in your other post is a private, unroutable IP address which cannot be used over the internet.

[pennyb]

Amazing what happens when you have to keep querying the address and then eventually the message gets through - have now managed to get on and download what I need to but it was clear they'd given me the wrong details and then when I got on, the files weren't there but they then reloaded them to that address when I asked them to.

Phew - I knew I wasn't that stupid re this sort of thing

Hopefully I'll work out how to upload the files once I've finished working on them

[Trex69]

Simple drag and drop will work. Just save the changes you've made and drag files to the right explorer window(I guess).

[pennyb]

It didn't help that they hadn't uploaded the files to that server either - ho hum - once they had, like you suggested, thanks, I managed to drag the files over.