-s /tftpboot path in xinetd.d/tftp file

[Mark Sargent]

Mark Sargent wrote:

> Mark Sargent wrote:
>
>> Alexander Apprich wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Sargent wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alexander Apprich wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Mark,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Sargent wrote:
>>>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm, can you ping 192.168.168.12 from the switch?
>>>>> gw-lan-1#ping 10.0.0.129
>>>>>
>>>>> Type escape sequence to abort.
>>>>> Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.0.0.129, timeout is 2 seconds:
>>>>> !!!!!
>>>>> Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms
>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark Sargent.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Alex
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> yes, Alex, it's pingable from the switch,
>>>>
>>>> Switch>ping 192.168.168.12
>>>>
>>>> Type escape sequence to abort.
>>>> Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.168.12, timeout is 2 
>>>> seconds:
>>>> !!!!!
>>>> Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 
>>>> 1/202/1006 ms
>>>> Cheers.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Tell me if I should give up on this :-)
>>>
>>> could you try tftp from another linux box...
>>>
>>> apprich at cassini apprich $ tftp
>>> tftp> connect
>>> (to) elmstreet
>>> tftp> status
>>> Connected to elmstreet.science-computing.de.
>>> Mode: netascii Verbose: off Tracing: off
>>> Rexmt-interval: 5 seconds, Max-timeout: 25 seconds
>>>
>>>
>>>> Mark Sargent.
>>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Alex, I don't have another Linux box here at work. I have 2 @ home, 
>> though, and have installed tftp-server/client on both. Over the 
>> weekend, I hope to get a chance to test tftp on them. I may even take 
>> home a switch and realy test it. Keep you posted. Cheers.
>>
>> Mark Sargent.
>>
> Hi All,
>
> 1 question I do have with this; why does netstat -nutlp show xinetd 
> listening 3 times on port 69..? Shouldn't there only be 1 instance.?
>
> udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:69                  0.0.0.0:*         
> 4940/xinetd
> udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:69                  0.0.0.0:*         
> 4940/xinetd
> udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:69                  0.0.0.0:*         
> 4940/xinetd
>
> Cheers.
>
> Mark Sargent.
>
Hi All,

at home, connected 2 linux machines, allowed tftp connections through 
firestarter, and whoom, it worked. I truly believe it's to do with 
xinetd.d running on port 69 x 3 as both machines here at home aren't. 
Any suggestioins for fixing this.? Cheers.

Mark Sargent.