Problem: tftp-ing from A to B yields nothing but a timeout on A and a log entry in Bs /var/adm/messages: Jul 8 23:28:25 lodka tftpd[321]: [ID 464510 daemon.error] socket (delay): Protocol not supported Solution: check tftpds root directory for world- and/or user nobody readability. ls -ld /export/install/tftpboot rwxrwsr-x root distadm /export/install/tftpboot