Hey guys im back and thanks for the input. Sadly I am still without a solution.
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First here are answers to some of the questions asked:
IP Office 500 V2 Console
IP Office Version on the 500 V2 is 10.1(43)
Phones I am trying to get to work are the digital 9508's
If I point the TFTP server to a 2003 machine running manager it works perfectly. New phones download software and boot no problem.
If i pint the TFTP server to a 2008 R2 machine (i have voicemail pro on it) it just sits at the Please Wait Screen
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Here is what I have done
I have enabled the firewall service and ran the bat file to add all ports, etc.
I have verified physically that the firewall is allowing port 69 UDP for the tftp service
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I am really at a loss here and it is getting worse now that 2008R2 is the standard!!!
When we deploy Small Business Servers we are sunk!!!
I found another interesting thing. When I run a netstat -a on the server 2003 computer i get:
UDP 172.20.1.38:69 *:*
On the Server 2008 R2 computer it is not listed at all.
It appears that maybe the tftp does not work on 2008 R2 even though everyone keeps saying it does or is there a reg setting, etc.
Any more ideas? I've tried everything!! I still stand a little mystified that nobody else has brought this up.
RK