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daboochmeister
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Jun 14, 2022

TFTP virtual server - why not just a VIP listening on all ports with port translation disabled?

I'm looking to establish a virtual server for TFTP (for boot file retrievai via DHCP option 66/67).  The examples given all depict an iRule that sets up a separate listening port for the "meet me" po...
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Jun 15, 2022

Ahh ... read the RFC, and the scales fell from my eyes.  The initial request specifies the port the ephemeral port the client will expect replies to - and even the initial reply does not come back to the initial sending port. Never mind!