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In article <lob9c0$33u$1@node2.news.atman.pl>, ein  <ein@no.spam> wrote:
> Hactar wrote:
> > In article <loamgc$j48$1@node2.news.atman.pl>, ein  <ein@no.spam> wrote:
> >> Hactar wrote:
> >>> I'm trying to set up a TFTP server on my machine (Ubuntu 13.04 LTS
> >>> I think, or maybe 12.04 LTS).  It's hpa-tftp, run by xinetd.  I
> >>> need it to download the firmware loader into a router so I can put
> >>> DD-WRT on it. How do I configure the server?  Is there some file
> >>> that maps a MAC address to a given file?  Does the client identify
> >>> itself somehow and the image needs to be named a certain thing or
> >>> in a certain place to go to that client?  Does the server log
> >>> something on success?  Do I have to do something to hosts_allow to
> >>> enable it?  Curious minds, etc.
> >>
> >> It's hard to say. Show us - How recovery procedure looks like?
> >> Is device dead?
> > 
> > Dunno.  How do I tell?  When I power it up, the power light blinks for a
> > while and eventually turns green.  No other light turn on.   If I then
> > connect its WAN port to my other router, the "WAN Ethernet" light turns
> > green and flickers every few seconds, and the "Internet" lights turns
> > orange.
> 
> Most of devices has recovery procedure(s). You should study your
> device's user manual.

I bought it used.  Didn't get a manual.  It may be online, but odds are
it wouldn't say jack about how to configure a TFTP server.

> You didn't even write its name.

That's because my question was "how do you configure a TFTP server", not
something about this router or DHCP.  It's an Actiontec MI424-WR rev D,
BTW. I mean, step 4 of the DD-WRT installation instructions at
http://dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/MI424WR is "Prep a TFTP server or
install one for use.".  Installation and (re)starting one I got.

> >> The most common way is usually hard reset of the device or bricked
> >> device sends broadcast packets with DHCP discover with selected option 60.
> > 
> > I've given it a 30/30/30 reset.  The DHCP server (the other router) lists
> > several devices to which it has given addresses in the last few hours,
> > but none are this router.  I thought maybe it gave up on DHCP before the
> > ethernet was connected so I power-cycled it with the ethernet hooked up;
> > same story, no go.
> 
> If the device doesn't have recovery procedure then most likely there is
> also an option to connect service console port and upload firmware via
> so called zmodem protocol using that console serial connection.

The JTAG port was removed in rev D.  If I brick it, looks like I'm hosed.

> > I guess I need to implement that in the router's DHCP server.  Where does
> > one get pxelinux.0 and where does it go?
> 
> Please study documentation:
> http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX
> http://www.debian-administration.org/article/478/Setting_up_a_server_for_PXE_network_booting

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