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Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade)

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JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 2017-05-08 21:44, Jolly Roger wrote:
> 
>> Please pay attention. As you can plainly see from his screenshot, the
>> router has a built-in TFTP server.
> 
> I could not plainly see the router has a built-in TFTP server 

If you had bothered to read the thread you'd know that.

> and
> generally, devices such as modems, routers load software from a remote
> tftp server 

Nope. Most download firmware updates over HTTP.

> I know the german page seems to imply the modem has a tftp server 

The user guide I mentioned and linked to says it. But you don't read...

> Perhaps to
> paliate the lack of security, the tftp server must be activated manually
> onto the router and then deactivates after each use.

You do have to start the TFTP server from the router configuration page, as
indicated by the user guide.

> Secondly:  I tried to connect to an IP that has no machine on it (even
> less a TFTP server)
> 
> bike:tftpboot $  tftp 10.0.24.4
>> binary
>> put test.txt
> Transfer timed out.
> 
> The screenshot of the OP has the same behaviour. Which means that either
> the router does not have a functional tftp server, or some firewall
> setting is blocking access to it.

No, but it does have to be turned on.

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TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 11:51 +0200
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-08 14:37 +0000
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 18:31 +0200
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-08 16:47 +0200
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 18:31 +0200
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-08 14:57 +0000
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-08 18:31 +0200
      Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-08 17:25 +0000
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-08 20:13 -0400
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 01:44 +0000
      Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-09 00:51 -0400
        Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 06:36 +0000
  Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-09 15:29 +0200
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) android <here@there.was> - 2017-05-09 16:04 +0200
    Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 14:25 +0000
      Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-09 17:46 +0200
        Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 17:11 +0000
          Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2017-05-09 19:31 +0200
            Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-05-09 17:37 +0000
            Re: TFTP (Router-Upgrade) (Solved) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-05-09 14:38 -0400

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