Tftp Download Error Codes A - Cisco PIX 520 - PIX Firewall 520 Installation Manual

Appendix A Using a TFTP Server
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Step 3 Enter the following command:
/etc/init.d/xinetd restart
TFTP Download Error Codes
PDM cannot be downloaded via TFTP from the PIX Firewall unit's monitor mode. You must use the
copy tftp flash:pdm command described in
During a TFTP download, non-fatal errors may appear in the midst of dots that display as the software
downloads. The error code appears inside angle brackets.
For example, random bad blocks appear as follows:
....<11>..<11>.<11>......<11>...
Also, the display may show "A" and "T" for ARP and timeouts, respectively. Receipt of non-IP packets
causes the protocol number to display inside parentheses.
Table A-1
Error
Code
-1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
-10
11
Error codes 9 and 10 cause the download to stop.
78-15483-01
If you want to specify a different TFTP directory, replace "/tftpboot" in the line "server_args = -s
/tftpboot" with the name of your directory.
TFTP Error Code Numeric Values
Description
Timeout between the PIX Firewall and TFTP server.
The packet length as received from the Ethernet device was not big enough to be a valid
TFTP packet.
The received packet was not from the server specified in the server command.
The IP header length was not big enough to be a valid TFTP packet.
The IP protocol type on the received packet was not UDP, which is the underlying protocol
used by TFTP.
The received IP packet's destination address did not match the address specified by the
address command.
The UDP ports on either side of the connection did not match the expected values. This
means either the local port was not the previously selected port, or the foreign port was not
the TFTP port, or both.
The UDP checksum calculation on the packet failed.
An unexpected TFTP code occurred.
A TFTP transfer error occurred.
The image filename you specified cannot be found. Check the spelling of the filename and
that permissions permit the TFTP server to access the file. In UNIX, the file needs to be
world readable.
A TFTP packet was received out of sequence.
Chapter 3, "Installing PDM."
Table A-1 lists the code values.
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TFTP Download Error Codes
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