Problems with NFS

[Killer_Penguin]

So I'm attempting to setup an NFS share with all my mp3's on it. Simple right? wrong!

From what I can gather I have the server setup right, FROM the server I can mount the nfs share to another directory, using the nfs mount options and it works just fine.

From the client on the other hand.... when I try to mount, I get an mount : rpc timeout

yet I can do rpcinfo -p <servername> and I get all the correct information back..... help!?!?!

[boblucci]

Check out this how-to it's great! i got nfs working in minutes with it.

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/docs/HOWTO/NFS-HOWTO


7.2.File requests hang or timeout waiting for access to the file.

This usually means that the client is unable to communicate with the server.
See Symptom 3 letter b.



Make sure the /etc/exports file is set up right

[Killer_Penguin]

It IS all set up right. I can mount it via NFS FROM the server.

[Coral_Sea]

I had problems with NFS ever since the 2.4 kernel came out. I use Samba for everything now and it works great for 'nix to 'nix and 'nix to Windows.