[syslinux] tftp error

[H. Peter Anvin]

richard turner wrote:
> i have a very trimmed down client that was booted over the network
> (pxelinux) and has a root filessystem mounted that was also copied over
> the network (tftp).
> 
> i have brought up the network on the client and would like to get some
> files from the tftp server. however when i run my tftp client on the
> network booted client i get the following error:
> 
> bash-2.05#/usr/bin/tftp 192.168.1.123
> tftp: tftp/udp: unknown service, faking it...
> 
> my /etc/services on the client has entries for tftp:
> tftp    69/tcp
> tftp    69/udp
> tftp-mcast      1758/tcp
> tftp-mcast      1758/udp
> 

Check your /etc/nsswitch.conf.

> i know my tftp server is up and i know i am able to connect to it from
> other machines with the same tftp client program.
> 
> anyone have any ideas on how to get the tftp program on my network
> booted client to connect to my tftp server?
>