How To Install TFTP Server In Linux

ok, if you are reading this post, you're probably wondering how you can install TFTP server on your linux server? well i will show you step by step in this short tutorial, it will show you the installation steps you need to take to install and run a TFTP server.

so what is TFTP and what it stands for? i will explain, TFTP means Trivial File Transfer Protocol. Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a very simple file transfer protocol, with the functionality of a very basic form of FTP; it was first defined in 1980. It was used to boot up computer back in the old days. Summary: The server for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Description: The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is normally used only for booting diskless workstations. The tftp-server package provides the server for TFTP, which allows users to transfer files to and from a remote machine. TFTP provides very little security, and should not be enabled unless it is expressly needed. The TFTP server is run from /etc/xinetd.d/tftp, and is disabled by default on Red Hat Linux systems.

The first thing you need to consider is if you are using a firewall in your network. if you are. make sure you have PORT 69 unblocked in your firewall.

All the dedicated server we install have Linux Red Hat Fedora Core 7

1. the first step is to login as root in your linux server

2. next send this command:

3. once the installation completes, send this command NOTE: im using nano as my text editor. you can substitute VI if you want. whatever works for you

4. when you open this file it will look like this:

# default: off
# description: The tftp server serves files using the trivial file transfer 
#       protocol.  The tftp protocol is often used to boot diskless 
#       workstations, download configuration files to network-aware printers, 
#       and to start the installation process for some operating systems.
service tftp
{
        socket_type             = dgram
        protocol                = udp
        wait                    = yes
        user                    = root
        server                  = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
        server_args             = -s /tftpboot
        disable                 = yes
        per_source              = 11
        cps                     = 100 2
        flags                   = IPv4
}

5. change disable = yes to disable = no to enable the tftp server

6. not that your server is enabled, its time to start it. use this command to start running the TFTP server:

7. you will see:

Starting xinetd:                                           [  OK  ]

8. now your TFTP server is up and running. you want to find out where is your TFTP root directory is located. usually the path of the root directory is at /tftpboot so type this command:

9. you will see it in the root directory. now we create a test file to make sure it works. so send this command to create a test file:

10. now that you created the file, you can connect to your FTFP server with this command:

11. Ok, how about if you want to connect to your server remotely from another computer. so lets say i am at home and i want to connect remotely to my server using my PC. my PC has windows XP on it. well you can. just open a DOS console/terminal and enter this command: NOTE: Make sure if you are going to connect remotely behind a firewall, you open PORT 69. otherwise you will have problems/trouble connecting remotely.
172.16.20.1 is the IP Adress of my remote TFTP server. change it to yours

DONE

Hope this helps you