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authorWolfgang Denk <wd@pollux.(none)>2005-09-24 23:25:46 +0200
committerWolfgang Denk <wd@pollux.(none)>2005-09-24 23:25:46 +0200
commit28cb9375846b4f072f80536549713a6bc8fcf298 (patch)
tree425d1a1ac55715461f3445c117612b972bc25fa5 /README
parentecb0ccd9c260701183bc8d35966e65e6a2feb2f6 (diff)
downloadbarebox-28cb9375846b4f072f80536549713a6bc8fcf298.tar.gz
Update for TFTP using a fixed UDP port
Use the approved environment variable names. Added "tftpdstp" to allow ports other than 69 per Tolunay Orkun's recommendation. Patch by Jerry Van Baren, 12 Jan 2005
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@@ -1490,12 +1490,16 @@ The following options need to be configured:
- TFTP Fixed UDP Port:
CONFIG_TFTP_PORT
- If this is defined, the environment variable tftpport
+ If this is defined, the environment variable tftpsrcp
is used to supply the TFTP UDP source port value.
- If tftpport isn't defined, the normal pseudo-random port
+ If tftpsrcp isn't defined, the normal pseudo-random port
number generator is used.
- The purpose for this is to allow a TFTP server to
+ Also, the environment variable tftpdstp is used to supply
+ the TFTP UDP destination port value. If tftpdstp isn't
+ defined, the normal port 69 is used.
+
+ The purpose for tftpsrcp is to allow a TFTP server to
blindly start the TFTP transfer using the pre-configured
target IP address and UDP port. This has the effect of
"punching through" the (Windows XP) firewall, allowing
@@ -2468,9 +2472,12 @@ Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
Useful on scripts which control the retry operation
themselves.
- tftpport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
+ tftpsrcport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
UDP source port.
+ tftpdstport - If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP
+ destination port instead of the Well Know Port 69.
+
vlan - When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
VLAN tagged frames.