"lazyboy_2k@yahoo.com" <lazyboy_2k@yahoo.com> writes:
> Btw, I already configure tftpboot server by comment out tftp param in
> /etc/inetd.conf file and reboot the server. I also create /tftpboot
> w/ perm 777 & I still have a problem to get my annex box to boot up.

Did you install one of the Annex boot images in /tftpboot? You're not
going to get far unless you have one of the boot images. They look
like "oper.42.inet" for an Annex 3 and "oper.52.inet" for a Micro
Annex XL.

If you don't have one of these, you should have been gotten it from
the person who sold you the box. Otherwise, contact Nortel for
support. ("Annex" is their product -- they bought Bay, who bought
Xylogics, who bought the product from Encore -- not Sun's.)

> However, when I run netstat -a |grep tftp, I get nothing.

You won't see anything there, because that's what inetd does: the
inetd process itself listens for packets sent for TFTP, and will
launch the program on demand.

> So, I wonder
> what is missing when I setup a tftpboot server? I'm running sol 10 +
> patches. Any ideas to get my annex box to work are really appreciated.

Snoop the network. Look to see what file the Annex is attempting to
open.

You'll need to make sure that the Annex network parameters are
configured correctly as well. Given that you haven't accessed the
"monitor::" prompt, it sounds like you haven't gotten that far, which
means that fooling around with the TFTP server won't help.

Start by trying to get the "monitor::" prompt. Perhaps the cable
you're using is wired incorrectly or is just plain broken.

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