Operation Manual – FTP and TFTP
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 FTP and TFTP Configuration
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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To download a file, a client sends read request packets to the TFTP server,
receives data from the TFTP server, and then sends acknowledgement packets to
the TFTP server.
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To upload a file, a client sends writing request packets to the TFTP server, sends
data to the TFTP server, and then receives acknowledgement packets from the
TFTP server.
TFTP-based file transmission can be performed in the following modes:
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Binary mode, where executable files are transmitted.
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ASCII mode, where text files are transmitted.
Note:
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Before performing TFTP-related configurations, you need to configure IP addresses
for the TFPT client and the TFTP server, and make sure the route between the two
is reachable.
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A switch can only operate as a TFTP client.
Switch
PC
Network
Network
Switch
PC
Network
Network
Figure 1-4
Network diagram for TFTP configuration
Table 1-6 describes the operations needed when a switch operates as an TFTP client.
Table 1-6
Configurations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP client
Device
Configuration
Default
Description
Configure an IP address for
the VLAN interface of the
switch. (The IP address of a
VLAN interface on the switch
needs to be in the same
network segment as that
which the IP address of the
TFTP server belongs to.)
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TFTP applies to networks
where client-server
interactions are
comparatively simple. It
requires the routes between
TFTP clients TFTP servers
are reachable.
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You can log into a TFTP
server directly for file
accessing through TFTP
commands.
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