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Matthew_Gamble_
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Mar 12, 2009

TFTP Server?

Is it possible to write a simple TFTP server as an iRule to return static content? I see some examples for load balancing TFTP requests, but not for actually acting as a TFTP server. I have a very s...
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Matthew_Gamble_
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Mar 23, 2009
What format are you putting the file on disk in? I've tried text, binary, and hex, but I keep getting this error:

 

 

 

Mar 23 15:24:54 tmm tmm[13663]: Rule Test-TFTP_Server : Opcode is 1

 

Mar 23 15:24:54 tmm tmm[13663]: Rule Test-TFTP_Server : String is test.txtÀnetasciiÀ

 

Mar 23 15:24:54 tmm tmm[13663]: Rule Test-TFTP_Server : File is test.txt, Mode is netascii

 

Mar 23 15:24:54 tmm tmm[13663]: Rule Test-TFTP_Server : Block is integer, no increment necessary

 

Mar 23 15:24:54 tmm tmm[13663]: 01220001:3: TCL error: Rule Test-TFTP_Server - expected hexadecimal string but got "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

 

 

I followed the directions in http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iRules/LTMMaintenancePage.html and it's all on a single line. I'm sure I'm doing something pretty stupid, but if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Thanks!