[asterisk-users] OT - How to test tftp for phones provisioning

[Sigma Networks]

Olivier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I don't understand why a SIP hardphone can't provision itself using tftp.
> I'm very suspicious about my tftp daemon but I lack basic knowledge of 
> Linux CLI to pinpoint what's going wrong and separate what belongs to 
> SIP phone configuration from what comes from tftp server.
>
> What I would like to do is to add a given file in current /srv/tftp 
> directory and test by hand that tftpd would serve this file when asked.
>
> Googling and reading man pages, I could find command that starts tftp 
> server but I couldn't find any command asking for a given file 
> (please, note I don't imply such commands don't exist but maybe, some 
> more general network tools (netcat, ...) are the one to use for basic 
> tftp testing).
>
> So let's say, you've got :
> a perfectly running tftp server somewhere on your LAN,
> it holds foo.txt file in its /srv/tftp directory.
>
>
> Which command could you type in for a LAN workstation to receive this 
> foo.txt ?
>
> Regards
>
> PS1: I'm using Debian etch
> PS2: With nestat -a, I've got this :
>
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local address          Remote address        Status
> udp        0      0 *:tftp                  *:*
>
> So, I think my tftp daemon is not listening but that's another topic.
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you'll want to turn on logging for tftpd so you can monitor the messages:
tail -f /var/log/messages

to test tftp if the daemon is running on the local server:
tftp localhost
get foo.txt


good luck.