TFTP is a simplified version of the File Transfer Protocol
(FTP). The primary function of the TFTP
daemon tftpd
is to support the Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP,
which allows network devices to get the information they need to
boot, or start, themselves. Network devices commonly use TFTP
to transmit boot files because TFTP
is simple enough to be implemented in ROM.
On the HP 3000, the TFTP
daemon tftpd
transfers files to or from the host HP 3000 to remote systems or
printers. Configuring tftpd
on your system allows you to make boot files (and other kinds of
files) available to remote clients that support TFTP.
