The Cisco phone is defaulted to getting its IP address and related from a DHCP server ... One of the things the phone expects to get from the DHCP server is the address of the TFTP server ... If there is no TFTP server address handed out by the DHCP server, the phone assumes that the DHCP server is also the TFTP server ...
In many cases, a low end SOHO style router/nat/firewall gizmo is used to provide the DHCP service for a small office or home environment ... the DHCP server provided by these gadgets is just flat not smart enough to be configured with the settings that the phone wants to see ... So the easiest solution to setting up the phone becomes providing it with manual settings instead of using DHCP ... It is also possible to configure a DHCP service on your Asterisk box, but then you open yet another can of worms ... It is possible to assign it a static IP address and also a static TFTP server IP address ... I seem to recall that the default key combination on the Cisco 7960 to "unlock" the settings is to press " **# " just before you press the "settings" button, but don't hold me to it ... Check the Cisco web site for this piece of the puzzle as I could be wrong ... If you want to compare notes on using the Cisco 7960 you can email me off list and I will happily share what I have figured out ... You may figure out a trick that can help me also as my config is still far from perfect ... Regards G.Hendershot -----Original Message----- From: Ferguson, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 2:13 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] TFTP Server Thanks Clay Reiche. Anyone, Why is the 7960 looking for a call manager at 168.254.173.1? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clay Reiche Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 1:34 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] TFTP Server Edit /etc/xinetd.d/tftp The -s argument is the root directory and make sure you set disable = no. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ferguson, Michael Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 1:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Asterisk-Users] TFTP Server G'Day All, Can anyone give me some direction in setting up the TFTP server on my RadHat ES3 box? I did quite a bit of reading, but I think I am more unsure now than before. I found the information nebulous. TFTP is already installed. I am trying to determine where the root directory for the tftp services is located so I can copy the CISCO 7960 firmware files onto it. Thanks.... Ferg _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
