Re: TFTP spawn issue

[MASUDA Hideo <h-masuda%ootani.nagata.kobe.jp@localhost>]

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Hi Mark,

 Try this configuration.

/etc/inetd.conf ---
tftp dgram udp wait:400 root /usr/libexec/tftpd tftpd -l -s /tftpboot
#                  ^^^^ <- increase max spawn rate
#                          from 40 (default) to 400 (example).

 See Also inetd.conf(5).

Cheers.
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MASUDA Hideo (h-masuda%ootani.nagata.kobe.jp@localhost)
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2012/03/24 00:37, IT geek 31 wrote:
> I am trying to PXE boot an OS installation media using both PXE and TFTP.
> 
> I have configured DHCP, the PXE menu file and the appropriate file
> structure without issue.
> 
> However, as my client boots, on the NetBSD server I receive the
> following error in /var/log/messages:
> 
>           Mar 23 16:35:41 qube1 inetd[596]: tftp/udp max spawn rate
> (40 in 60 seconds) exceeded; service not started
> 
> At this point it appears the TFTP daemon crashes and the OS
> installation on the client fails.
> 
> I have tried changing the following line to nowait in /etc/inetd.conf,
> but after a reboot, TFTP refuses to start:
> 
>           tftp            dgram   udp     wait    root
> /usr/libexec/tftpd      tftpd -l -s /tftpboot
> 
> Anyone have any idea what I need to do to get it working?  I'm running
> NetBSD/cobalt 5.1.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> 
> -Mark
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