[asterisk-users] need help using tftp for polycom 501

[Marlin Unruh]

Marlin Unruh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Polycom 501 that is currently unusable because I started a
> firmware and sip upgrade that I can't complete.
> 
> The Ubuntu box address is set static at: 192.168.1.101.
> The phone address is set static at 192.168.1.51.
> 
> The phone settings for the server menu are:
> Server Type: Trivial FTP
> Server Address: 192.168.1.101
> Server User: PlcmSpIp
> Server Password: PlcmSpIp (not sure what it should be)
> Pro. Method: default
> 
> I am using tcpdump to watch the network messages, and I see the phone
> sending messages like:
> 
> 
> 11:04:50.147597 IP 192.168.1.51.1025 > 192.168.1.101.69:  19 RRQ 
> "bootrom.ld" octet
> 11:04:58.235875 IP 192.168.1.51.1027 > 192.168.1.101.69:  25 RRQ 
> "0004f21136a1.cfg" octet
> 11:06:36.728815 IP 192.168.1.51.1029 > 192.168.1.101.69:  25 RRQ 
> "000000000000.cfg" octet
> 
> I have the following files in the directory /srv/tftp:
> 
> 0004f21136a1.cfg  bootrom.ld  phone774110.cfg  sip.cfg
> 
> I have edited 0004f21136a1.cfg to point to phone774110.cfg
> 
> I get the following message on the phone:
> Could not contact boot server.
> error loading 004f21136a1.cfg
> 
> If I "ps -e" I see tftp is active.
> 
> I am at a total lose how to setup and use tftp properly. I have searched 
> the Internet and read man pages, but I can't get it into my head.
> 
> Any help will be very much appreciated.
> 
Glad to say I got it working. Sad to say I had to go to Windows to 
accomplish it. I used tftpd32 and it worked perfect.

I would like to use tftp under Linux. May I will try again later.

-- 
  Marlin