TFTP Server is a multi-threaded TFTP server, which means any number of clients can connect simultaneously.
TFTP Server supports tsize, blksize, and interval options, supports PXE boot, and can be run standalone or as a daemon.
TESTING
This server runs in Debug Mode (with flag -v) or as Service (without any flag). Please expand the .gz file to an directory, using shell, goto that directory, edit tftpserver.ini file (just specify home dir) and give following command as root:-
tftpserver#./tftpserver -v
You will see following results:-
Ready...
Now open one more shell and give following commands:-
$tftp
tftp>connect localhost
tftp>get [some file name in home dir]
Received 13112 bytes in 0.0 seconds
and on server you may see
client 127.0.0.1:xxxxx file ...... # blocks served
INSTALLATION
This program runs in two modes:-
a) Debug Mode (using -v argument)
b) Daemon (using no argument)
This program should be setup to start automatically modifying boot scripts /etc/rc.d/rc.local file or /etc/inittab file. Never include -v (verbatim flag) while running as Daemon from these scripts.
CONFIGURATION
You need home directory to be set in tftpserver.ini file, you can comment other parameters like blksize and interval.
UNINSTALLATION
Just remove the program directory. You should also remove entries from initialize scripts of
your machine.
What is new in this release:
- The program can be run as a selected user after starting as a privileged user.
- It can listen on 0.0.0.0, which would allow listening on all interfaces.
- File buffering has been improved.
- There are minor bugfixes.
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