How to setup Windows network node so that it serves as a tftp host for configuration information.

Download TFTP Server Application for Windows

Execute the TFTPServer32.exe file on your host system

• After the timer expires, click Ignore.
• Select System, Setup.
• In the Inbound file path, specify the path where you will save the PortServer II configuration: C:\cpconf_filename.
• Click Apply

Copy Configuration From PortServer to Host:

Login to the PortServer as root.

#> cpconf tohost (ip_of_host) (cpconf_filename)

Download Configuration From Host to PortServer:

#> cpconf fromhost (ip_of_host) (cpconf_filename)

#> b a=r (reboot the PortServer for change(s) to take affect)

Copy Configuration From PortServer to the Screen:

#> cpconf term

How to setup Unix network node so that it serves as a tftp host for configuration information.

Commands below that are enclosed by " " or < > is a statement and you would add in the actual command or value.

If the host system does not already have tftp activated, do the following:

• mkdir /tftpboot.
• cd /tftpboot
• > cpconf_filename
• chmod 777 *
• cd ..
• chmod 777 /tftpboot
• Edit /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/inet/inetd.conf (depending on the OS):
• Remove comment (if it is commented out) from the tftp entry:

   tftp     dgram      udp       (the rest of this entry depends on the O.S.) 

*Note: SCO Openserver and Unixware inetd.conf contains two tftp entries, uncomment the second tftp entry in the file.

# ps -ef | grep inetd # kill -1 "inetd PID"

Test to verify that tftp is running, from the host server:

While in a directory other than tftpboot, type:

# tftp "host_ip_address"
tftp> get "tftp_file_name"

You should see:

recieved #### bytes in # seconds
tftp> quit

If you receive an error message or the tftp file size is 0, tftp is still not running. If functioning properly proceed with the following.

Copy Configuration From PortServer to Host:

Login to the PortServer as root.

#> cpconf tohost (ip_of_host) (cpconf_filename)

Download Configuration From Host to PortServer:

#> cpconf fromhost (ip_of_host) (cpconf_filename)

#> b a=r (reboot the PortServer for change(s) to take affect)

Copy Configuration From PortServer to the Screen:

#> cpconf term