This is what I guessed, backup of Cisco IOS and/or Cisco config files. That is precisely where my expertise in TFTP originates
To backup the IOS, you will have to touch a file (and give open permissions) to the same name of the file you are saving. When you do a 'write net' on the Cisco boxes, it will ask for the name/ip of the TFTP server AND the name of the file (the Cisco IOS gives a default). That file MUST exist in the TFTP directory of the server.
So before you do a 'write net' you much touch a file with the same name as the file you are writing. For example, on the server:
Code:
cd /etc/tftp
touch cisco-ios-dec-05-v11.03a
chmod 666 cisco-ios-dec-05-v11.03a
On the router you would then 'write net' file name, cisco-ios-dec-05-v11.03a. (use your own file names). The confusion most people have is that the file must exist in the TFTP directory in order to write it from a device, like the Cisco IOS. To read the file (get), you must know the exact name of the file you are 'getting'. Same is true for Cisco configurations:
Code:
cd /etc/tftp
touch router-bigmomma-new-access-lists-dec-06
chmod 666 router-bigmomma-new-access-lists-dec-06
I forget the exact Cisco syntax, so if you need help in that area, please login to the router from an X or other GUI telnet session and use the mouse to capture the screen (Cisco console) and upload to this thread. I can help you through the 'write net' and other commands between the Cisco IOS and your UNIX TFTP platform.
Hi,
Setting up print queue, using SMIT on AIX
And I have an option saying do I wish to make this a BOOTP/TFTP server. What exactly does this do?
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I have been hearing that this protocol offers faster throughput rate than FTP, is it true? If so, are there any compromise in reliability on data being sent? How do I set up a TFTP transfer instead of a FTP to download?
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Hi everyone,
I am currently receiving an error on my console that reads something like:
<host> tftpd: socket (delay): Protocol not supported
I have done so much research into tftpd, i've looked everywhere to find out what this might be caused by...unfortunately i have Solaris 8, so there... (5 Replies)
RH 7.2
I am attempting to get tftp working but I'm having a problem. On the server, xinetd has libwrap options compiled in. I have a deny all policy in my hosts.deny file and the following entries in my hosts.allow file:
in.tftpd:.10.151.2.6
But...when I attempt to tftp from... (1 Reply)
ive been trying to enable a tftp service on a unix box
using the command atftpd --daemon
but when i scan the open ports using nmap it doesnt show that port 21 as up
does anyone know the reason...
ive tried /etc/init.d/atftpd start , it didnt work
if i type atftpd by it self it gives me a set... (2 Replies)
Hi
I am trying to do a network install of Solaris 10 08_07 onto a Sunfire T2000. I have configured all my network-boot-arguments on the client server (named sundb1). I have installed my image of Solaris on my install server (sun1).
But when I try to install using
# boot net -s
I get the... (0 Replies)
Hi,
I'm trying to run the tftp client on tsch shell and I get command not found, but on bash tftp ran fine, can anyone help me on how to run it on tsch?
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I know that IBM's official stance is that NIM does not work on etherchannel environment, but has anyone able to get around it?
I'm working on a p5-590 LPAR system, and the NIM master and clients are all on the same frame.
Any help is appreciated. (1 Reply)
I have setup nimol on a Fedora 9 machine. Nimol is installed and correctly configured and I have a client rs6000 (43p) declared in the dhcpd.conf file. all is running correctly and tftp is installed. I am monitoring /var/log/messages when I start the 43p and see the dhcp request come in and a reply... (0 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
tftpd
tftpd(8) System Manager's Manual tftpd(8)NAME
tftpd - The DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/tftpd [-b] [-d] [-r pathname] [-t interval] [directory ...]
FLAGS
Instructs tftpd to not respond to broadcast requests. Specifies that the name of the file and other debug information is sent to syslogd.
Specifies the relative pathname a user can specify to transfer a file that has no path associated with it. For example, -r /tmp/tftp
causes /tmp/tftp to be prefixed to a file that has no path and the file is copied to and from the directory /tmp/tftp. Only one directory
path can be specified with this option. Specifies the amount of time, in seconds, that tftpd waits before it recognizing a connection
timeout. The default interval is 25 seconds.
DESCRIPTION
The tftpd daemon is a server that supports the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Trivial File Transfer Protocol. The TFTP
server operates at the port indicated in the tftp service description; see services(4). The server is normally started by inetd(8).
The use of tftp does not require an account or password on the remote system. Due to the lack of authentication information, tftpd will
allow only publicly readable files to be accessed. Files can be written only if they already exist and are publicly writable. Note that
this extends the concept of ``public'' to include all users on all hosts that can be reached through the network; this may not be appropri-
ate on all systems, and its implication should be considered before enabling tftp service. The server should have the user ID with the
lowest possible privilege.
Access to files may be restricted by invoking tftpd with a list of directories and including pathnames as server program arguments in
/etc/inetd.conf. In this case, access is restricted to files whose names are prefixed by the one of the given directories.
The tftpd daemon validates the files that it has to transfer against the /etc/tftptab file. If you are transferring files that are not pub-
licly readable or not in the directories listed on the command line, you must make certain that those files are listed in the /etc/tftptab
file.
RESTRICTION
The maximum number of directories allowed in the directory list are 62. The maximum number of files allowed in /etc/tftptab file is 256.
FILES
Specifies the command path
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: tftp(1)
Daemons: inetd(8) delim off
tftpd(8)
12-07-2000
