3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 43 File System Management43-14Switch PCNetworkSwitchSwitch PCNetworkFigure 43-4 TFTP configurationTable 43-17 lists the configuration of the switch as TFTP client.Table 43-17 Configuration of the switch as TFTP clientDevice Configuration Default DescriptionConfigure IP address forthe VLAN interface ofthe switch, in the samenetwork segment as thatof TFTP server.—TFTP is right for the case where nocomplicated interactions arerequired between the client andserver. Make sure that the route isreachable between the switch andthe TFTP server.SwitchUse the tftp command tolog into the remote TFTPserver for file uploadingand downloading.— —PCStart TFTP server andset authorized TFTPdirectory.— —43.4.2 Downloading Files by Means of TFTPTo download a file, the client sends a request to the TFTP server and then receivesdata from it and sends acknowledgement to it. You can use the following commands todownload files by means of TFTP.Perform the following configuration in user view.Table 43-18 Download files by means of TFTPOperation CommandDownload files by means of TFTP tftp tftp-server get source-file [ dest-file ]In the command, tftp-server indicates the IP address or host name of TFTP server;source-file indicates the file information to be downloaded from TFTP server; dest-fileindicates the name of the file downloaded on switch.
