[expert] Ftp Woes

[maxtor]

I need a bit of help.  I am trying to write a shell script for ftp.  I want it
to log into a remote ftp, upload several files, tehn exit.  When i open a
terminal windo and type # ftp ftp.theservername.com  All that i get is "ftp:
connect: no route to host" But if I use gftp and try the same server it logs
right in.  What am I doing wrong.  Does anyone know???

Maxtor