[syslinux] TFTP-HPA beginner needs help

[John]

Thank you for the info Groeten.

I have the TFTPD-HPA server address set to 192.168.1.9:69

I am unable to ping this address and I wonder if the server address 
should be the same as the network interface card (ethernet card) I am using.

The files I want to upload are in /srv/tftpboot, so I'm not sure why 
the command cd /tmp was used.

John


At 03:21 PM 9/2/2015, Geert Stappers via Syslinux wrote:
>On Wed, Sep 02, 2015 at 08:28:22AM -0500, John via Syslinux wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to flash new firmware into a router using TFTP-HPA.  I
> > am running Ubuntu 14.04 on a flash drive and still learning how to
> > use Linux.  I have also installed XINETD.D
> >
> > In one of the README files that comes with TFTP-HPA it said not to
> > call it using tptp.
> >
> > Here are the instructions I'm trying to follow:
> >
> >        cd /tmp ; tftp -gl aa 192.168.0.9; sh aa
>
>Translated: go to directory /tmp ; TFTP get file 'aa' from 192.168.0.9,
>   where 192.168.0.9 is your TFTP server ; execute the commands in 'aa'
>
>
> > I do not know what tftp server was used by the person that wrote
> > these commands and cannot seem to get a password to post on board on
> > which they were posted.
> >
> > Can you tell me how I should modify these commands?
> >
>
>
>    cd /tmp
>    ping -c 3 192.168.0.9   # check if TFTP server respons on ping
>    tftp 192.168.0.9   # connect to TFTP server, you should get a new prompt
>    get aa
>    exit
>    # you shold be back in shell prompt
>    cat aa  # check the aa script
>    cat aa  # double check
>    sh aa # the aa script comes alive ...
>
>
>Please report your milage
>
>
>Groeten
>Geert Stappers
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