How to install and configure a TFTP server on 14.04
I've been trying to build a TFTP server on a fresh Ubuntu 14.04 build for a number of weeks using articles that I've found on-line, but all my attempts seem to fail as the TFTP server that I've installed seems not to be responding. It doesn't matter if I GET or PUT, I always get a timeout error.
The most recent articles that I've tried are:
- How do I install and run a TFTP server?
- http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/100006-install-and-configure-tftp-under-ubuntu-14-04
Both of these have been unsuccessful, each time with the TFTP client complaining of a timeout error.
I've added (or at least I think I have) rules to the UFW and iptables to allow access to UDP port 69, but without any success.
I have been building my base Ubuntu 14.04 OS from the mini.iso file I've downloaded from the Ubuntu download pages on to a VirtualBox VM (ver 4.3.8 r92456) running on my Win7 pro machine. No additional packages were installed during the initial build, but I have installed SSH and NTP (both of which appear to be working) post initial build. The TFTP client is running from my Win7 machine and the Ubuntu machine has a static IP address.
The connection is being made from a remote TFTP client on my Win7 machine.
$ netstat -apu
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
udp 0 0 *:tftp *:* 8166/xinetd
udp 0 0 test.paumaz.local:ntp *:* 1332/ntpd
udp 0 0 localhost:ntp *:* 1332/ntpd
udp 0 0 *:ntp *:* 1332/ntpd
udp6 0 0 fe80::250:56ff:febe:ntp [::]:* 1332/ntpd
udp6 0 0 localhost:ntp [::]:* 1332/ntpd
udp6 0 0 [::]:ntp [::]:* 1332/ntpd
$ netstat -l
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 localhost:mysql *:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:http [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:ssh [::]:* LISTEN
udp 0 0 *:tftp *:*
udp 0 0 test.paumz.local:ntp *:*
udp 0 0 localhost:ntp *:*
udp 0 0 *:ntp *:*
udp6 0 0 fe80::250:56ff:febe:ntp [::]:*
udp6 0 0 localhost:ntp [::]:*
udp6 0 0 [::]:ntp [::]:*
Active UNIX domain sockets (only servers)
Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 7010 @/com/ubuntu/upstart
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 7559 /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
unix 2 [ ACC ] SEQPACKET LISTENING 7370 /run/udev/control
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 9458 /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 9209 /var/run/acpid.socket
Solution 1:
Install following packages.
sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd tftp
Create /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
sudo nano /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
and put this entry
service tftp
{
protocol = udp
port = 69
socket_type = dgram
wait = yes
user = nobody
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = /tftpboot
disable = no
}
Create a folder /tftpboot this should match whatever you gave in server_args. mostly it will be tftpboot
sudo mkdir /tftpboot
sudo chmod -R 777 /tftpboot
sudo chown -R nobody /tftpboot
Restart the xinetd service.
sudo /etc/init.d/xinetd restart
You must allow udp port 69 in firewall.
Edit 1
Like I say, first tftp localhost, then get ....
Give output cat /var/log/syslog | grep tftp
Solution 2:
Just the same problem here. Old Ubuntu 9.? that has upgraded to 14.04 by clicking "Yes". User is defined from "before" (default everything).
I've found it to work with:
tftp AAA.DDD.DDD.RRR
get test
^D
cat test
This works, where AAA.DDD.DDD.RRR is the actual IP of my own machine.
(I currently have a static local offline net, so eg: tftp 192.168.1.1 is given as command)
Replacing this numeric address with the word "localhost" ==> Timeout at "get"
(it seems to connect ok, but it can't get the files).