From: Robert Myers <rmyers1400@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: Having Trouble Starting NFS
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:36:07 -0400
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To: Dan Steward <dsteward@isis.vanderbilt.edu>
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Dan Steward wrote:

> Hello Gentlemen,
>
> I recently installed Redhat Linux 9.0 on a Compaq laptop. When I try 
> and mount our network NFS, I receive the following error message in 
> the /var/log/messages log file: nfs: mount failure ?servername? /home 
> on /auto/home. Can some one please assist this newbie on getting NFS 
> running on this laptop?
>
> Thanks
>
> DS
>
Most probable cause of a failure to mount a remote disk with a naive NFS 
installation is a firewall problem. Try mounting the disk manually while 
watching network traffic with ethereal or tcpdump. Don't be surprised if 
you see a "connection refused" message from a computer that just made an 
NFS request on the same port on which it is refusing to make the connection.

RM




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