In this chapter, we covered a lot of ground on some of the most common application-layer protocols still in use today. We looked at how different protocols were designed and optimized to perform different distinct tasks. Then we looked at exactly how FTP is optimized to perform its task of remote file transfer and directory lookup.
We learned how FTP uses two separate connections to communicate between clients. We saw how the command connection is set up to initialize the transfer of files, negotiate authentication, and determine the mechanism for the subsequent data connection. We looked at the variety of ways FTP can format the file for data transmission, and the various transmission techniques an FTP connection can be configured for. We also leveraged our FTP server admin console to observe the under-the-hood interactions going on between our application and the remote...
