How to setup TFTP server on Debian

Step 1: Installation of tftpd package (server) and client
aptitude install tftpd
aptitude install tftp

Step 2: Creating Directory and setting permission
mkdir /tftpboot
chmod 777 /tftpboot
chown imran.imran /tftpboot

Step 3: Checking and editing(if required) the /etc/inetd.conf
Correct the location of director from /srv/tftp to /tftpboot

tftp dgram udp wait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd /tftpboot

Don't forget to restart.
It is is tricky to restart the tftpd, you have to restart inetd, but in Debian it is openbsd-inetd
cd /etc/init.d
./openbsd-inetd restart

Step 4: Testing
Type following
tftp 127.0.0.1
tftp>

Step 5: Security
you can edit /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny for restriction.

That's it.

Further doc

http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/tftp.htm
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/06/05/FreeBSD_Basics.html

How to Setup Central Syslog server in Debian Etch

As it is installed in debian in OS installation.

Step 1: Stop Sysllog server.
/etc/init.d/sysklogd stop

Step 2: Start remote acception
edit /etc/default/syslogd

change SYSLOGD="" to "-r"

Step 3: Create a file to log remote log messages (optional)

edit /etc/sylogd.conf
*.*;auth,authpriv.none to
*.*;auth,authpriv,local0.none
append at the end the path to file
local0.* -/var/log/sxlog

Step 4: Restart the syslog server
/etc/init.d/sysklogd start

a meesage with "remote reception" by doing tail -f /var/log/messages confirms.

Setp 5: Test by viewing the file
cat /var/log/sxlog

Further info
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Setting-Up-a-Central-Syslog-Server-44063.shtml