At server (10.5.1.253) root@fileserver:/etc# cat inetd.conf tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd --tftpd-timeout 300 --retry-timeout 5 --mcast-port 1758 --mcast-addr 239.239.239.0-255 --mcast-ttl 1 --maxthread 100 --verbose=5 /tftpboot root@fileserver:/etc# netstat -nap | grep 69 udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:69 0.0.0.0:* 4194/inetd root@fileserver:/etc# cat /etc/hosts.allow bootpd: 0.0.0.0 in.tftpd: 10.5.1.0/24 portmap: 10.5.1.0/24 At client (10.5.1.248) C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Bastian>tftp -i 10.5.1.253 GET /lts/vmlinuz-2.6.17.3-ltsp-1 Timed out Iptables are all clean (all tables/chains) Don't know where the failure is ...