3Com 2900 manual Loading Files Using Tftp Through Ethernet Port, Introductin to Tftp

Loading Files Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port

Introductin to TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a TCP/IP protocol used for file transfer between client and server. It provides a simple and low-overhead file transfer service. TFTP provides unreliable data transfer over UDP.

Loading a Boot ROM file

Complete the following tasks to load a Boot ROM file using TFTP through an Ethernet port (For details about the HyperTerminal, refer to “Setting Terminal Parameters” on page 4-2):

Task	Remarks
	Required
Set up the configuration environment	Connect the switch to the TFTP server through
	an Ethernet port, and to a PC through the
	console port. The PC and the TFTP server can
	be the same device.
Run the TFTP Server program on the sever	Required
Run the terminal emulation program on the PC
connected with the switch’s console port. Start the
switch and enter the Boot ROM menu. Then enter	Required
the protocol parameter setting menu.	Log in to the switch through the HyperTerminal
Enter the protocol parameter setting menu	and configure the protocol for uploading the
	Boot ROM file.
Configure the switch to upload the Boot ROM file
through TFTP
Update the Boot ROM file on the switch	Required
	Update the Boot ROM file on the switch.
Restart the switch to make the updated Boot ROM	Required
file effective	Restart the switch to make the updated Boot
	ROM file effective.

1)Set up the configuration environment

Connect an Ethernet port of the switch to the server (whose IP address is available) that provides the file (usually the .bin file) to be downloaded, and connect the console port of the switch to a PC, as

shown in Figure 5-8.

Figure 5-8Load applications using TFTP through Ethernet port

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