Re: tftp server problem

> David L. Gehrt wrote: > > >> here are two things here. Tftpd and ftpd daemons listen on different >> ports and are different things altogether. More importantly tftp is >> really insecure and should be avoided if possible. If avoiding it is >> not possible access to the daemon should be restricted to the smallest >> and most trustworthy set of client systems. Offhand I can think if no >> real use for tftp. A long time ago we had to have a tftpd available to >> allow Xterms to download their boot image it was worrisome. >> >> > Offhand, I can think of at least one. Grandstream GXP2000 Voip phones do > their firmware updates through tftp, and only tftp. > > Steve > Does that require users to run a tftpd server? If so, that is awful. That company needs a security wake up. *SIGH* I had hoped that such things were behind us. dlg