It is rather simple find the FTP server containing any given file if to know its correct name. Also knowing the name of the file and a resource, it is possible to find easily it for the subsequent downloading.
It is required to you
- - browser;
- - Internet access.
Instruction
1. Find the FTP server via one of the websites containing their directory, for example, of http://www.filesearch.ru/. Pass in the opened page to the menu with the name "Top 100" then the list of the most used FTP resources from around the world will be provided to you. Also you can use normal searchers, but on it at you much more time will leave. In cases if you look for the city FTP server, you can learn its address from users of city forums or the websites.
2. Pay attention to special client programs for work with FTP servers, such there is a lot of, but some of them differ from the others in existence of function of search by available resources, for example, the FTP Info program. Also many of them already comprise the list of the most known resources that considerably simplifies your work with search of servers and files on them. Those programs which comprise the list of servers need to be updated periodically to enter recently appeared resources to the directory.
3. For search of any given file which is located on one of FTP servers enter its name into the corresponding line. It is relevant only when this function is provided by the interface of a resource that meets rather often.
4. Also for search of files use the website stated according to the link above or by means of their analogs. Here you will only need to select type of a required element in a drop-down menu in the top of the page.
5. Pay attention that often the search engines used during the work with FTP servers are not so adapted to execute search written by the similar name therefore try to enter an exact file name with observance of punctuation marks, keyboard layouts, heights of letters and so on, also sometimes it is necessary to know exact expansion, but it happens rather seldom.