learning to fly

hi there...

i am just new to this file transfer thing... am trying to figure out how to show the files that are already loaded to my webhosting service for my site. they are not showing up when i connect to my host thru smartFTP... any suggestions?

the only thing that is showing up is the log, ending in 'transfer complete'. i am missing the heirarchical file listings that show up in the tutorial as supposing to be on the left for easy navigation among the files on my hosting site...

TIA
jude