On Tuesday 09 September 2003 02:40 am, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
> At 17:09 9/8/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >Just a quick question. If I run smbclient and NFS client (mount to another
> >NFS
> >server) in my workstation, do I need to open up a hole in the firewall?
>
> Yes if the firewall is between the two boxes, no if they're on the same
> network.

The firewall is between 2 boxes, it's actually on my machine which is the 
client.

> >It seems that I can mount it and make it work, but I got logs saying that
> >there are packages dropped from the NFS server.
>
> The cause may be one of many things, but is _probably_ not the firewall. If
> the firewall blocks your connections, they don't work at all.

I see.

> >I am using shorewall (upon recommendations from this list), and I've read
> > the FAQ, Start up guide, but still don't quite get the concept yet. I
> > think if they talk about being a SMB server and NFS server, but I'm not
> > sure.
>
> Can't offer that much help since I am not quite sure what you are trying to
> do. Can you provide more detail on your goals?

I was trying to understand if I need to open a hole in the firewall, which is 
on my machine, when I'm running smbclient and mounting NFS exported directory 
on the same machine. Apparently the necessary "hole" is already opened, and 
Ed Greshko helped me to understand this.

Thanks though.
RDB
-- 
Reuben D. Budiardja
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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