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On Jun 9, 8:30 am, "GXN" <g...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Hi , can anyone help?
> 1). I have installed tftp server service (solarwinds) on a server on my
> internal network
> 2). From PIX 506E I select File, Save running configuration to tftp server.
> 3). I am prompted to enter ip address of tftp server and then the path - so
> I put in /tftproot/pix-confg
> 4). I then get an error saying :
>
> Building Configuration...
> tftp write '/tftproot/pix-confg' at hostname on interface 1
> Path cannot be null
> Parameter name path
> [Failed]
>
> Solarwinds reports "Transmission failed, illegal characters in path"
>
> But I cant see whats wrong! The Cisco help says the path must start with a /
>
> Thanks

Its probably the '-'. Try to copy it to your tftp root directory by
not putting in a path or just putting in the root dir.

On Jun 9, 8:47 am, "GXN" <g...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Already tried all that, same thing!
>
> Thanks
>
> "Trendkill" <jpma...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:15edb781-c1dd-4076-b2df-...
>
> > On Jun 9, 8:30 am, "GXN" <g...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> Hi , can anyone help?
> >> 1). I have installed tftp server service (solarwinds) on a server on my
> >> internal network
> >> 2). From PIX 506E I select File, Save running configuration to tftp
> >> server.
> >> 3). I am prompted to enter ip address of tftp server and then the path -
> >> so
> >> I put in /tftproot/pix-confg
> >> 4). I then get an error saying :
>
> >> Building Configuration...
> >> tftp write '/tftproot/pix-confg' at hostname on interface 1
> >> Path cannot be null
> >> Parameter name path
> >> [Failed]
>
> >> Solarwinds reports "Transmission failed, illegal characters in path"
>
> >> But I cant see whats wrong! The Cisco help says the path must start with
> >> a /
>
> >> Thanks
>
> > Its probably the '-'. Try to copy it to your tftp root directory by
> > not putting in a path or just putting in the root dir.

Solar winds also does not like folder names with specific characters,
and sometimes length, and sometimes no caps. Try to make your root
directory as simple as possible and try again (like 'tftp'.). I have
had this happen on routers, and I don't specifically call which change
fixed it. I would also not use any subdirs, just the tftp folder,
then place into other folders as you see necessary after copy.

On Jun 9, 11:00 am, "GXN" <g...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Still no good, so I uninstalled Solarwinds and installed WinAgents TFTP
> server which then worked OK! Weird!
>
> Thanks for you help
>
> "Trendkill" <jpma...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:45c0822c-eb76-4e47-9787-...
>
> > On Jun 9, 8:47 am, "GXN" <g...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> Already tried all that, same thing!
>
> >> Thanks
>
> >> "Trendkill" <jpma...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:15edb781-c1dd-4076-b2df-...
>
> >> > On Jun 9, 8:30 am, "GXN" <g...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> >> Hi , can anyone help?
> >> >> 1). I have installed tftp server service (solarwinds) on a server on
> >> >> my
> >> >> internal network
> >> >> 2). From PIX 506E I select File, Save running configuration to tftp
> >> >> server.
> >> >> 3). I am prompted to enter ip address of tftp server and then the
> >> >> path -
> >> >> so
> >> >> I put in /tftproot/pix-confg
> >> >> 4). I then get an error saying :
>
> >> >> Building Configuration...
> >> >> tftp write '/tftproot/pix-confg' at hostname on interface 1
> >> >> Path cannot be null
> >> >> Parameter name path
> >> >> [Failed]
>
> >> >> Solarwinds reports "Transmission failed, illegal characters in path"
>
> >> >> But I cant see whats wrong! The Cisco help says the path must start
> >> >> with
> >> >> a /
>
> >> >> Thanks
>
> >> > Its probably the '-'. Try to copy it to your tftp root directory by
> >> > not putting in a path or just putting in the root dir.
>
> > Solar winds also does not like folder names with specific characters,
> > and sometimes length, and sometimes no caps. Try to make your root
> > directory as simple as possible and try again (like 'tftp'.). I have
> > had this happen on routers, and I don't specifically call which change
> > fixed it. I would also not use any subdirs, just the tftp folder,
> > then place into other folders as you see necessary after copy.

I've had that happen too, including having to uninstall and install
the latest version....when an older version that worked fine for
years, didn't want to comply with whatever OS or operation I was
trying. Decent product, but needs some improvement in terms of update/
bug/issue management. Guess when they aren't getting paid for it, no
real obligation/desire to make it best of breed. Oh well, glad you
got up and running!

gxn - the problem was the path with SolarWinds TFTP. You were
specifying a folder that did not exist: tftp write '/tftproot/pix-
confg'. The Default TFTP Root for the server is default set to C:\TFTP-
Root. By placing the /tftproot/pix-confg in the command line, the
server would interpret it as C:\TFTP-Root\tftproot\pix-confg.

It used to have a bug where you could not transfer in or out of
folders below the root, but that has been fixed in the latest version.

HTH,
Greg