Re: Unable to tftp to Indy
Hi there,
make sure you do
echo 2048 32767 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range
and
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc
You really need to do it :)
On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 09:03:28AM -0700, Cameron Mac Millan wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Apologies if I'm asking a common question, but I have googled myself
> stupid on this and can't find any documentation that directly addresses
> what I'm seeing happen here - at least, not in a way that makes sense to
> me.
>
> I have two Indys: one is an R4600SC, the other is an R4600/133. Both
> have 64MB of RAM and 2GB (blank, recycled from working stock) HDDs; hinv
> and printenv confirm this. Both also have the same problem: neither one can
> grab the tftpboot.img boot image from the tftp server I have connected
> directly to the box via a crossover cable. I can grab the image just
> fine from other (non-SGI) machines via tftp, so tftpd is starting and
> working as expected; the same goes for dhcpd (ISC DHCPD 2.0pl5).
>
> In frustration, I rolled back to a 2.2.19-based distribution (Slack 8.0)
> on the tftp server due to known issues with 2.4-series kernels and
> booting Indys. Nada. Same error message:
>
> >> bootp()/tftproot/tftpboot.img
> No server for /tftproot/tftpboot.img.
> Your netaddr environment variable may be set incorrectly, or
> the net may be too busy for a connection to be made.
> Unable to execute bootp()/tftproot/tftpboot.img
>
> This happens on both Indys, and with various permutations of the bootp()
> command (e.g., boot -f bootp()192.168.1.1:/tftproot/tftpboot.img). The
> dhcpd is ISC DHCPD 2.0pl5, and it appears to be working as expected.
> I've tried with netaddr set to a valid IP for the network the server is
> on, with netaddr unset, with DHCP both enabled and disabled and...
> Nothing. Always the same error message.
>
> Again, apologies if this is a common question, but I would really
> appreciate any assistance any is able to give as I am new to running
> Linux on mips and need to get this thing going ASAP.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Cameron.
>
>
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Cheers,
Trent
Sixlabs
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