An The Application Layer Protocol that enables quick data transfer between Hosts.

Unlike FTP it does not enable authentication.

It uses UDP and is a unreliable protocol.

Commands

  • connect: sets the remote host, and optionally the port, for file transfers.
  • get: transfers a file or set of files from the remote host to the local host.
  • put: transfers a file or set of files from the local host onto the remote host.
  • quit: exits tftp.
  • status: shows the current status of tftp, including the current transfer mode (ascii or binary), connection status, time-out value, and so on.
  • verbose: turns verbose mode, which displays additional information during file transfer, on or off.