Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from smtp.mail.umich.edu ([141.211.12.86]:38009 "EHLO tombraider.mr.itd.umich.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753072Ab1KFP6t (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:58:49 -0500 Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:58:44 -0500 From: Jim Rees To: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org Subject: rpcbind -h Message-ID: <20111106155844.GA1790@umich.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Is there some good reason why the rpcbind '-h' option (bind to given address) applies only to the udp listening socket and not to the tcp socket? And is there any good reason why an nfs3 client not providing any services would need to run rpcbind?