Internet Services includes a TFTP client implementation, /usr/bin/tftp. You can use this client to verify that your TFTP
server is working correctly. For example, to retrieve the file bootf from the TFTP server duncan, enter the following:
At the tftp prompt, enter:
Table 5-3 “tftp File Transfer Options” describes the most common
tftp commands you can use when transferring files.
For information on the other tftp options, type man 1 tftp.
Table 5-3 tftp File Transfer Options
ascii | Sets the
TFTP file transfer type to ASCII. This is the default type. |
binary | Sets the
TFTP file transfer type to binary. |
get remote_file [local_file] | Copy remote_file to local_file. If local_file is unspecified, tftpd uses the specified remote_file name as the local_file name. If local_file is specified as "-", the remote file is copied to standard
output. |
put local_file [remote_file] | Copy local_file to remote_file. If remote_file is unspecified, tftpd assigns the local_file name to the remote_file name. |
verbose | When verbose is on, tftpd displays responses from the server host. When verbose is on and a file transfer completes, tftpd reports information about the efficiency of the
transfer. Enter the verbose command at the tftpd> prompt to turn the verbose setting on or off. |
