Module One - Tasks FTP, Internet Tools

FIle Transfer Protocol (FTP)

I used FileZilla to connect to recall.curtin.edu.au and downloaded the README file.
"according to the readme file, 'CAPITALIZATION MATTERS'.

Outcome & experiences

I have FileZilla already installed on my system. I did not have any problems linking and downloading from Curtin. This is a formidable tool and very much taken for granted nowadays. Only a few years ago, perhaps still happening now, in other parts of the world, we had to transfer the information onto tape or CD's, and dispatched by post or courier at a high cost.

Internet Tools

Traceroute to curtin.edu.au

Pinging lms.curtin.edu.au [134.7.180.137] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 134.7.180.137: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=109
Reply from 134.7.180.137: bytes=32 time=72ms TTL=109
Reply from 134.7.180.137: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=109
Reply from 134.7.180.137: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=109
Ping statistics for 134.7.180.137:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 72ms, Maximum = 73ms, Average = 72ms

There are 4 hoops and the average time to the curtin server is 72 milliseconds.

Outcome & experiences

I appreciate that advanced users need to know this and I know it can be done, but I am not too impressed with finding out all that information, andcannot see the importance.

The IP NUMBER of the hostname curtin.edu.au is 134.7.180.137

Outcome & experiences

So far I have been able to ping the blackboard or curtin.edu.au. I have checked the discussion group for help but I am not getting anywhere.