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OSX: Snow Leopard and TFTP Server-​​ing

September 8, 2009 by Greg Ferro · 1 Comment 


I just real­ised that TFTP Server doesn’t work on my Mac after upgrad­ing to Snow Leopard. A quick search at show the fol­low­ing con­ver­sa­tions at Apple where the developer has stated that he will pub­lish a fix in a short while.


Workaround

The work­around is to use some CLI scripts to start the TFTP daemon.

This will start the TFTP daemon

sudo launchctl load –F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist

And this will stop the TFTP dae­mon when you are finished.

sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist

If you have already attemp­ted to start the TFTP server you will need to stop it first (using the second com­mand above), before start­ing with the com­mand line.

Donate!

You should also take this oppor­tun­ity to send Fabrizio La Rosa a few dol­lars to encour­age him to put out the new code. I know I did. It’s a lot easier using his handy inter­face than con­fig­ur­ing the TFTP server using the con­fig files (although not impossible). 12 bucks is good value for saved time.

TFTPServer for OSX home page
Go over now and says thanks.

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One Response to “OSX: Snow Leopard and TFTP Server-​​ing”
  1. Jim Schimpf says:

    The first line “sudo launchctl load –F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist” doesn’t need the –F
    When I used it I got com­plaints, had to remove the –F. Still doesn’t work as I guess I have to change the dis­able Disabled at the front of the tftp.plist file to Enabled.

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