[syslinux] TFTP-HPA beginner needs help
Geert Stappers
stappers at stappers.nl
Mon Sep 7 13:33:11 PDT 2015
On Mon, Sep 07, 2015 at 07:46:14AM -0500, John via Syslinux wrote:
> At 05:13 AM 9/6/2015, Geert Stappers via Syslinux wrote:
> >
> >I do understand that your network is not 192.168.0.0 but 192.168.1.0.
> >I don't understand what information is in _twice_ stating 192.168.1.9.
>
> /etc/default/tftpd-hpa
> TFTP_USERNAME = "tftp"
> TFTP_DIRECTORY = "srv/tftpboot"
TFTP_DIRECTORY = "/srv/tftpboot"
> TFTP_ADDRESS = "192.168.1.9:69"
> #Same as eth(0) IP address on ethernet card -- is this the right way to do it?*******
What I have: 'TFTP_ADDRESS="0.0.0.0:69"'
> # ****or should eth(0) IP and TFTP ADDRESS be different?*****
No.
> >>
> >> The router (client) is on eth(0) and I can connect to it using
> >> Firefox 192.168.1.1,
> >
> > From which computer did you do that test?
> >(Is it your TFTP-server (192.168.1.9) (Yes/No, another one which
> >has address ... )?)
>
> Yes, TFTP server set to 192.168.1.9 on the PC and so is the NIC eth(0)
Acknowledge
<snip/>
> >And you are doing fine. You are curious, you presist,
> >you want to get it working.
> >
> >
> >Your Ubuntu PC, the computer at 192.168.1.9, can you connect to it from the
> >notyetOpenWRT device? These three tests will tell us more
>
> I don't know how to try this.
>
I'll write another e-mail.
> > # all three might time-out, report if they do
> > telnet 192.168.1.9 23 # a connection refused is expected
> > telnet 192.168.1.9 22 # a SSH-banner expected, just press enter
> > telnet 192.168.1.9 80 # nothing, just a connect, press enter twice
>
> All could not resolve 192.168.1.9:x /telnet: name or service not known
>
> >These basic network test might also reveal if we are dealing with a firewall
> >on the TFTP port.
>
> Works the same after
>
>
> sudo ufw disable
>
>
> Something happened and the flash drive would no longer boot. It was
> reformatted
> and a new image was installed and updated. This time it made the
> /tftpboot directory in my home directory.
>
> It still times out getting file aa.
>
> John
>
Groeten
Geert Stappers
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