understanding tftp

[John-Paul Delaney]

Hello List...

I'm having problems setting up a tftp server on my rh8.0 box.  I want to use it to backup cisco router configurations.

I've created a file called startup-config in the tftpboot directory with chmod 777 and chown nobody:nobody.  The directory tftpboot is also 777, nobody:nobody.

From the router I try a "copy startup-config tftp", and input the ip address at the next prompt.  I then get the error:
    %Error opening tftp://10.11.35.28/startup-config (Undefined error)

In /var/log/messages I find a long list of errors:
    ..." in.tftpd[31383]: cannot bind to local socket:  Address already in use"


The output of netstat -a | grep tftp is:
    udp               0                  0   *:tftp                                 *:*


Thanks - Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
/j-p.