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    Help: pxe + tftp Green -> Orange

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    • V
      void
      last edited by

      i have the following scenario:

      • GREEN and ORANGE network
      • pxe/tftp server in the ORANGE network
      • clients from the ORANGE network are able to boot from the server without a problem.
      • tftp-proxy activated for GREEN and ORANGE
      • from the logfile i can see the tftp proxy looks like to work

      my problem:
      clients from the GREEN network can't boot from the pxe server in the ORANGE net

      my question:
      can this setup work? are just a few rules missing or does this simply not work without opening the whole firewall?

      another test i made:
      if i try to connect with the windows tftp client

      
      tftp 192.168.100.2 get pxelinux.0
      
      

      i get the following messages in the log:

      
      Jul 29 00:18:18 	inetd[35839]: /usr/libexec/tftp-proxy[52314]: exited, status 1
      Jul 29 00:18:18 	inetd[35839]: /usr/libexec/tftp-proxy[52314]: exited, status 1
      Jul 29 00:18:18 	tftp-proxy[52314]: couldn't forward tftp packet: Operation not permitted
      Jul 29 00:18:18 	tftp-proxy[52314]: couldn't forward tftp packet: Operation not permitted
      Jul 29 00:18:18 	tftp-proxy[52314]: 192.168.0.50:55609 -> 127.0.0.1:6969/192.168.100.1:55268 -> 192.168.100.2:69 "RRQ pxelinux.0"
      
      
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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        Do you have captive portal enabled on one of those networks, by chance?

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          void
          last edited by

          https://…/services_captiveportal.php
          "Enable captive portal" is not enabled

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