
Two points check: firstly make sure that the TFTP service has started, scroll-down to ‘Solarwinds TFTP’. Installing this TFTP software is straightforward, extract SolarWinds’ download and double-click on SolarWindsTFTPServer.exe. As a PXE (Pre-boot eXecution Environment) server.ĭownload and Install SolarWinds TFTP Server.Uploading configuration upgrades to switches firmware.Downloading backup configuration settings from routers.

In practical terms I found the TFTP server surprisingly tricky to get working, mainly because my firewall was blocking TFTP’s port 69, whereas FTP uses the well-known ports 20 and 21. In theory TFTP is less complicated because there is no username / password authentication, and the TFTP uses the connectionless UDP protocol instead of TCP. Technically speaking TFTP is a simpler version of file transfer protocol (FTP). Evaluation of SolarWinds TFTP Server Utility The download and install are straightforward, but the firewall ports can be a challenge.

The purpose of this page is to get you started using the SolarWinds TFTP server.
