Re: need help with NFS setup SOLVED

2003-06-24 Thread Paul E Condon
Thanks to all. It turned out that I had done all the nfs stuff correctly, but I had selected the wrong driver for my rtl8139 card. I learned this when I thought to try to ping the new server from my test box. I should write myself an Avoid Dumb Mistakes HOWTO. The Debian install program said that

Re: need help with NFS setup

2003-06-24 Thread Shawn Lamson
On Mon, June 23 at 5:11 PM EDT Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I copy exports, hosts.allow, and hosts.deny from the old > server to the new, and restart the daemons. Then I attempt > to mount newserver:/home from the working client. > > I get an error message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

Re: need help with NFS setup

2003-06-23 Thread Jon Haugsand
* Paul E. Condon > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mount /cmn > mount: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Unable to receive > > What does this mean? And how do I fix it? First, look into the nfs howto, you'll find it by searching for 'nfs' and 'howto' on the web. Then here is a few things to consider: Do you

Re: need help with NFS setup

2003-06-23 Thread Luis Fernando Llana Díaz
El Martes, 24 de Junio de 2003 01:11, Paul E Condon escribió: > I am attempting to setup a replacement for a server that > I have had running for a couple of years. Eventually, the > replacement will have "wonderful new features", but for > now I am haveing trouble merely getting a minimal NFS > wo

need help with NFS setup

2003-06-23 Thread Paul E Condon
I am attempting to setup a replacement for a server that I have had running for a couple of years. Eventually, the replacement will have "wonderful new features", but for now I am haveing trouble merely getting a minimal NFS working. The old system was potato, the new is woody. I have a client hos