topic Re: TFTP Time out (again) in Operating System - HP-UX

TFTP Time out (again)

Arunvijai.S — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 05:14:19 GMT

Hello All,

I am trying to install PA11.11 via IPF 11.23 as my Ignite server. When i try to ignite my client i get these errors always,

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tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
ERROR: Could not read /var/opt/ignite/INDEX from install tftp server.
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
ERROR: Could not read /var/opt/ignite/INDEX from install tftp server.
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
ERROR: Could not read /var/opt/ignite/INDEX from install tftp server.
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...
* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
ERROR: Could not read /var/opt/ignite/INDEX from install tftp server.
ERROR: Failed to read "INDEX" file from install server. Check that the
install server's IP address is correct and the server has the
"Ignite-UX" product loaded and is available via the tftp(1) service.
Failed to startup networking, user interaction required
Press Return to continue:
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Please advice to fix this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Arun

Re: TFTP Time out (again)

Steve Steel — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 06:52:46 GMT

Hi

What is the networking like.

Ignite defaults to half duplex.

You should set the contact switches to auto-negotiation .

Also you can have problems with excess leading zeroes in your IP address.

I went down that road.

Steve STeel

Re: TFTP Time out (again)

Bharat Katkar — Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:26:10 GMT

Could you tell me how u r starting ur installation ???
Important !!!!

Re: TFTP Time out (again)

Frederic Sadoun — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:38:19 GMT

Hi,

1 - Verify if your ignite directory is enable for tftp in /etc/inetd.conf :
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/tftpd tftpd#\
/opt/ignite#\
/opt/ignite\
/var/opt/ignite\
/var/opt/ignite/scripts

2 - Verify if the tftp port is enable from client. If not, it's perhaps because of a firewall...

Hope this will help you...
Regards

Re: TFTP Time out (again)

rick jones — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:12:46 GMT

in the past I have seen tftp timeouts when my ignite server was multi-homed and the "undesired" server IP address ended-up in the *INSTALLFS file.

i worked around the problem in the client cui on the console - sorry but I forget the exact sequence I followed, but it got me to a screen that allowed me to alter the IP address of the ignite server.

the "fix" was to use instl_adm to alter the IP address in the *INSTALLFS file

btw, HP-UX 100BT NICs default to auto-negotiate. they will go into half-duplex if the other side asks for HD, or if the other side is hardcoded (hardcode means autoneg "fails" and the spec requires the side trying to autoneg to go into HD at that point).