Bug 461525 - tftp server and tftp client do not support IPv6
Summary: tftp server and tftp client do not support IPv6
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Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: tftp
Version: 9
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Jiri Skala
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: IPv6Blocker
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Reported: 2008-09-08 20:29 UTC by Charles R. Anderson
Modified: 2014-11-09 22:31 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2008-11-21 10:22:08 UTC
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Description Charles R. Anderson 2008-09-08 20:29:39 UTC 
Description of problem:

The tftp server and client package that Fedora distributes doesn't work with IPv6.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tftp-0.48-6.fc9

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. edit /etc/xinet.d/tftp, change flags = IPv4 to flags = IPv6
2. use "curl -6 tftp://serverhostname/filename" to download a file via IPv6
3. try tftp client, but there is no way to specify that IPv6 should be used
  
Expected results:

We should really upgrade, patch, or switch to a server/client for TFTP that supports IPv6.
Comment 1 Jiri Skala 2008-11-21 10:22:08 UTC 
The file /etc/xinet.d/tftp have to be modified for IPv6 usage:

 server_args = -6 -s /var/lib/tftpboot

The tftp client distinguish IPv4/IPv6 via host specification.
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