On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 11:43:22PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm trying to install debian on a small box using PLIP. The HOWTO was > treating me fine until I encountered the following... > > aurelius:~# rpcinfo -p > rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - > Connection refused > > Any ideas?
Is portmap running? The package that contains it seems to vary by Debian distribution (maybe "netbase" or "portmap"). Note: I highly recommend firewalling sunrpc (port 111) if you run it. -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
