Editor's review
This is a TFTP server that can upload/download software images easily.
SolarWinds free TFTP Server is a multi-threaded TFTP server. Typically such servers are used for upload or download of software images. TFTP or the trivial file transfer protocol is a simplified version of the FTP and uses UDP packets. This does not guarantee reliable delivery. TFTP thus should be used in a reliable communication medium such as a LAN configuration. It finds its use commonly to upload and download executable images and back up configurations for routers and switches. It is a easy-to-use free TFTP solution that meets that use scenario. Upgrade of IOS images and firmware on network device. When maintenance calls for back up of firmware of devices like switches and routers, this server can come in handy. This will make managing multi vendor network easy too. Transfers of 4 GB files are handled easily by the tool. Being multi-threaded, the software application makes the job quite fast.
Security management is through specifying particular IP addresses as well as ranges of addresses for transfers. Additional parameters can be specified. The software runs as a service and thus is available all the time in the background easing your operations. One of the greatest feature, besides an easy interface is that it is free to use. Thus if you are looking for tools to ease your administrative burden of all those switches, routers and the client machines in a large network, this is a handy tool. You can easily give it a try and keep it if you like it!
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