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TFTP.EXE

okayguys here is the scene.......

i have remote access to my server (command line only) and i want to run tftp.exe to download a files from another locaton on the web and execute them on my server..
i neeed.
1) complete "dummies guide" to tftp.exe becuase tftp.exe /? doesnt say alot (and i dont understand it)

would the below work?
tftp.exe get www.download.com/file.exe c:\file.exe  

2) the file i am going to get what if the ftp has a user and password and not a trusted server?

3) am i thick or has anybody else had this problems?
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Are you retrieving from a TFTP server, first of all? The server you are getting the file from needs to support TFTP. You can't TFTP from an FTP only server....

From reading tftp /?, I gather that the syntax would be (using your example):
TFTP www.download.com GET file.exe  c:\destination folder\file.exe

I use tftp only to update my router firmware so I am not that familiar with the Windows side of the transaction.
not sure if you would need the full
c:\destination folder\file.exe

or just
c:\destination folder\

Good luck!
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www.tftp.co.uk

i didnt realise you must have the server software running.. so why does the client (c:\winnt\systen32\tftp.exe) come with windows???

strange?????
That looks like a nice package.

You'll need the server you are connecting to to be running TFTP Service just as you would FTP, HTTP, etc.  You would use the client to push or pull from the server just as in FTP, etc.   Windows has FTP as well, simply as a client to connect to any FTP server.   I am sure Microsoft offers a TFTP service in some way as well just as it offers an FTP sevice.

 
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next question.......
who knows of a free web hosting ( e.g. xoom or geocities ) that offers this feature?
or dont they?
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or a test server?
TFTP isn't very common. We have one you might be able to access. We load our router firmware there for downloading updates. Don't expect anything useful but if you simply want to see if it works, try this:

tftp.netopia.com



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thanx alot gmichels..

points to you....

MCP (working towards MCSE),  hold an MIS position,
familiar with web design, HTML, PC hardware, networking, and various other related fields.
jack of all trades, master of none  (including, but not limited to, picture framing, stained glass,
dog training, design, and yacht carpentry...oh, and dabble in some computer work)


You know you have matured when you realize that the older you get, the less you know.

gmichels@netopia.com
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and thanx for the tftp server address to try out... that means alot
thanks!