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# 8  
Old 07-19-2018
you do not enter the word USER and PASS. only enter the actual user name and password.
If you want to have automatic login, create a .netrc file in the root directory /.
There is a man page for netrc to give you the format.
Code:
machine 192.168.1.31 login root password abcvdefgh

Create the file with 0400 permission and owner root
# 9  
Old 07-19-2018
OK, I have tried this a couple of different ways - creating the .netrc file with the machine information for the other machine on each of my two servers. I have done the chown command to change ownership to root, and I've done the chmod command to set permissions to 0400. When I run the "telnet (machine ip) 21" command it says that I'm connecting to the other machine - the ip and machine names are correct, and at the end of the line it says "ready", however whenever I try to type anything in it tells me - "530 Please login with USER and PASS." Same message I get in either direction with the two servers. If there are no other steps I need to do, or check on, I guess I'll pursue the connection of a CD/DVD writer to the old server and see if I can backup to that. Again, I appreciate all the help!
# 10  
Old 07-19-2018
telnet is not going to read the .netrc file, you have to use 'ftp', the ftp client.
# 11  
Old 07-20-2018
OK, I think I have found a possible reason why the ftp connection won't work. My older system, when being contacted via ftp on the command line, identifies itself as "scounix.SJCAT.COM". The SJCAT.COM domain was an ancient Windows Active Directory domain that we had many years ago. Our current domain is a different name, so where does the TCP/IP settings get changed in the SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 machine? I'm thinking that my current DNS server, and both the old and new SCO systems should have accurate network identification information, right? I just need to know where to go to make all of the necessary changes. Please advise - thanks.
# 12  
Old 07-20-2018
The behavior you describe above is exactly what I'd expect when telnetting into a properly functioning FTP server, is the thing.
# 13  
Old 07-20-2018
You can use a node name or an ip address on the command line:

Code:
# ftp harry

or

Code:
# ftp 192.168.1.33

If you use a node name the system needs to resolve it to an ip address and the first place it looks is /etc/hosts. If the name is in there it will not need or try to go to DNS server(s).

Another thing to consider is whether the two systems ip address are on the same network? If not, then the system will try to contact its gateway to get a route out of the LAN.

Can you ping the other system?? (try it both ways) e.g.

Code:
# ping 192.168.1.33

If ping doesn't work then you have no chance with ftp or telnet.

To avoid confusion on whether names are being resolved properly or not just use an ip address for your target on your command line.
# 14  
Old 07-20-2018
It might help if you post the two ip addresses and the subnet mask being used.
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