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ok, I configured inetd.conf so that the tftp string
is not commented out, but I cannot get the process to start.
I'm running Solaris 5.8 and need some help.
Cabletron said that it's process is 3485, i tried to kill it, it's the wrong process. I started inetd again and still can't kill it.
i created a a directory in etc called tftp (/etc/tftp)
Any ideas? it's not up and running

When you say "its not up and running", do you mean tftp or inetd? If you modify your inetd.conf you need to restart inetd. Find its process number using ps(1) and then do a:
kill -HUP <I>Process_ID</I>

Test it by typing:
tftp <I>hostname</I>
get <I>filename</I>

where filename is some file you have avilable in the tftp directory. See the tftpd man page for more information.

I mean that Tftp is not running, i can use the internet just fine, i think that is the qualification for Inetd to be working, i guess I could be wrong.
I read that inetd's process ID is 3845, i try to kill it and well, it won't die...i also trie kill -HUP inetd that too does not work
i'm not sure if I installed it right, I made a tftp directory /tftp out of / and how do I make that the default tftp directory.

Please upload a copy of your inetd.conf file.

#
#ident "@(#)inetd.conf 1.44 99/11/25 SMI" /* SVr4.0 1.5 */
#
#
# Configuration file for inetd(1M). See inetd.conf(4).
#
# To re-configure the running inetd process, edit this file, then
# send the inetd process a SIGHUP.
#
# Syntax for socket-based Internet services:
# <service_name> <socket_type> <proto> <flags> <user> <server_pathname> <args>
#
# Syntax for TLI-based Internet services:
#
# <service_name> tli <proto> <flags> <user> <server_pathname> <args>
#
# IPv6 and inetd.conf
# By specifying a <proto> value of tcp6 or udp6 for a service, inetd will
# pass the given daemon an AF_INET6 socket. The following daemons have
# been modified to be able to accept AF_INET6 sockets
#
# ftp telnet shell login exec tftp finger printer
#
# and service connection requests coming from either IPv4 or IPv6-based
# transports. Such modified services do not normally require separate
# configuration lines for tcp or udp. For documentation on how to do this
# for other services, see the Solaris System Administration Guide.
#
# You must verify that a service supports IPv6 before specifying <proto> as
# tcp6 or udp6. Also, all inetd built-in commands (time, echo, discard,
# daytime, chargen) require the specification of <proto> as tcp6 or udp6
#
# The remote shell server (shell) and the remote execution server
# (exec) must have an entry for both the "tcp" and "tcp6" <proto> values.
#
# Ftp and telnet are standard Internet services.
#
ftp stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/in.ftpd in.ftpd
telnet stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/in.telnetd in.telnetd
#
# Tnamed serves the obsolete IEN-116 name server protocol.
#
name dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tnamed in.tnamed
#
# Shell, login, exec, comsat and talk are BSD protocols.
#
shell stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/in.rshd in.rshd
shell stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/in.rshd in.rshd
login stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/in.rlogind in.rlogind
exec stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/in.rexecd in.rexecd
exec stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/in.rexecd in.rexecd
comsat dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.comsat in.comsat
talk dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.talkd in.talkd
#
# Must run as root (to read /etc/shadow); "-n" turns off logging in utmp/wtmp.
#
uucp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/in.uucpd in.uucpd
#
#Tftp service is provided primarily for booting. Most sites run this
# only on machines acting as "boot servers."
#
tftp dgram udp6 wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -s /tftpboot
#
# Finger, systat and netstat give out user information which may be
# valuable to potential "system crackers." Many sites choose to disable
# some or all of these services to improve security.
#
finger stream tcp6 nowait nobody /usr/sbin/in.fingerd in.fingerd
#systat stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/ps ps -ef
#netstat stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/netstat netstat -f inet
#
# Time service is used for clock synchronization.
#
time stream tcp6 nowait root internal
time dgram udp6 wait root internal
#
# Echo, discard, daytime, and chargen are used primarily for testing.
#
echo stream tcp6 nowait root internal
echo dgram udp6 wait root internal
discard stream tcp6 nowait root internal
discard dgram udp6 wait root internal
daytime stream tcp6 nowait root internal
daytime dgram udp6 wait root internal
chargen stream tcp6 nowait root internal
chargen dgram udp6 wait root internal
#
#
# RPC services syntax:
# <rpc_prog>/<vers> <endpoint-type> rpc/<proto> <flags> <user> \
# <pathname> <args>
#
# <endpoint-type> can be either "tli" or "stream" or "dgram".
# For "stream" and "dgram" assume that the endpoint is a socket descriptor.
# <proto> can be either a nettype or a netid or a "*". The value is
# first treated as a nettype. If it is not a valid nettype then it is
# treated as a netid. The "*" is a short-hand way of saying all the
# transports supported by this system, ie. it equates to the "visible"
# nettype. The syntax for <proto> is:
# *|<nettype|netid>|<nettype|netid>{[,<nettype|netid>]}
# For example:
# dummy/1 tli rpc/circuit_v,udp wait root /tmp/test_svc test_svc
#
# Solstice system and network administration class agent server
100232/10 tli rpc/udp wait root /usr/sbin/sadmind sadmind
#
# Rquotad supports UFS disk quotas for NFS clients
#
rquotad/1 tli rpc/datagram_v wait root /usr/lib/nfs/rquotad rquotad
#
# The rusers service gives out user information. Sites concerned
# with security may choose to disable it.
#
rusersd/2-3 tli rpc/datagram_v,circuit_v wait root /usr/lib/netsvc/rusers/rpc.rusersd rpc.rusersd
#
# The spray server is used primarily for testing.
#
sprayd/1 tli rpc/datagram_v wait root /usr/lib/netsvc/spray/rpc.sprayd rpc.sprayd
#
# The rwall server allows others to post messages to users on this machine.
#
walld/1 tli rpc/datagram_v wait root /usr/lib/netsvc/rwall/rpc.rwalld rpc.rwalld
#
# Rstatd is used by programs such as perfmeter.
#
rstatd/2-4 tli rpc/datagram_v wait root /usr/lib/netsvc/rstat/rpc.rstatd rpc.rstatd
#
# The rexd server provides only minimal authentication and is often not run
#
#rexd/1 tli rpc/tcp wait root /usr/sbin/rpc.rexd rpc.rexd
#
# rpc.cmsd is a data base daemon which manages calendar data backed
# by files in /var/spool/calendar
#
#
# Sun ToolTalk Database Server
#
100083/1 tli rpc/tcp wait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserverd rpc.ttdbserverd
#
# UFS-aware service daemon
#
#ufsd/1 tli rpc/* wait root /usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsd ufsd -p
#
# Sun KCMS Profile Server
#
100221/1 tli rpc/tcp wait root /usr/openwin/bin/kcms_server kcms_server
#
# Sun Font Server
#
fs stream tcp wait nobody /usr/openwin/lib/fs.auto fs
#
# CacheFS Daemon
#
100235/1 tli rpc/tcp wait root /usr/lib/fs/cachefs/cachefsd cachefsd
#
# Kerberos V5 Warning Message Daemon
#
100134/1 tli rpc/ticotsord wait root /usr/lib/krb5/ktkt_warnd ktkt_warnd
#
# Print Protocol Adaptor - BSD listener
#
printer stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/lib/print/in.lpd in.lpd
#
# GSS Daemon
#
100234/1 tli rpc/ticotsord wait root /usr/lib/gss/gssd gssd
#
# AMI Daemon
#
100146/1 tli rpc/ticotsord wait root /usr/lib/security/amiserv amiserv
100147/1 tli rpc/ticotsord wait root /usr/lib/security/amiserv amiserv
#
# OCF (Smart card) Daemon
#
100150/1 tli rpc/ticotsord wait root /usr/sbin/ocfserv ocfserv
dtspc stream tcp nowait root /usr/dt/bin/dtspcd /usr/dt/bin/dtspcd
100068/2-5 dgram rpc/udp wait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.cmsd rpc.cmsd

Please upload the results of:

Code:

ls -ld /tftpboot

And also:

Code:

ls -l /usr/sbin/in.tftpd

# ls -ld /tftpboot
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 9 Dec 5 11:02 /tftpboot -> /etc/tftp
#

# ls -l /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 22604 Jan 5 2000 /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
#