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How to Upload your Personal Web Pages

To make your pages "live" on the Web, you have to upload them to your account at Silicon Connections. "Upload" is just computer-speak for transferring a file or files from your computer "up" to the computer at Silicon Connections.

While there are a variety of applications out there which will let you upload files, your copy of Netscape Navigator, included in the Silicon Connections start up kit, offers one of the easiest ways to do it.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Netscape Users

1. Dial up Silicon Connections and open Netscape Navigator as you normally would.

2. Erase the text that appears in the white "Location" bar, and type:
   ftp://username@silcon.com Instead of "username," type in your normal Silicon Connections login name.

3. Netscape will prompt you for your password: simply type in your normal Silicon Connections password.

4. You will then see a list of files and directories associated with your account. Click on the folder that says "public_html." Your will be taken "inside" your public_html directory, which is where all of your Web pages will be kept.

5. In the upper left-hand corner of the screen, click "File." A menu should drop down.

6. From this menu, click "Upload..." This will let you browse all of the files on your computer.

7. Locate the file or files you want to upload. If you have only one file to upload, double-click it, and Netscape will automatically upload it. To select multiple files, click the first file once, then hold the "Ctrl" button on your keyboard and click the second, third, etc. files. Once you've selected all of the files you want to upload, click the "Open" button, and Netscape will upload the files to your account.

To View Your Pages on the Web...

Once you've uploaded your files, you can see how they look on the Web by typing your Web address into the white "Location" bar in Netscape. It should look something like this:

http://users.silcon.com/~username/filename.html

Of course, "yourname" is your normal Silicon Connections login name, and "homepage.html" is whatever you've named your homepage (however, the suffix should always be .htm or .html).

Other FTP/Upload Applications
Again, there are a variety of programs out there which facilitate the FTP/Uploading of files.

WSftp and Win QVT/Net are popular programs for PCs.

Fetch is a favorite among Mac users.

All of these programs include documentation which will explain how to set them up and use them. No matter what program you choose, though, keep in mind that you'll always be uploading your files to your public_html directory.

If you have any other questions, comments or problems, please complete our Technical Support Request.