hi all

how to install and configure NFS on linux machine?

we aren't here to recite documentation for you, but for starters NFS is installed by default on 99.9% of linux systems, it's just there waiting. only file you should need to look at in /etc/exports and it's associated manpage.

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hi all
i am very sorry to all of you....

i have configure nfs on both server and clint side and on both sides NFS is runing.when i typed this command as root

mount x.x.x.x:/home /mnt/nfs
the folwing error generatd

mount: RPC: Timed out

any one there who can help me please

Bilal

sounds like you're firewalled, or you don't have portmap running.

hi
this is rpcinfo command output

[root@guard /]# rpcinfo -p
program vers proto port
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100024 1 udp 32768 status
100024 1 tcp 32768 status
391002 2 tcp 32769 sgi_fam
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100021 1 udp 32799 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 32799 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 32799 nlockmgr
100011 1 udp 893 rquotad
100011 2 udp 893 rquotad
100011 1 tcp 896 rquotad
100011 2 tcp 896 rquotad
100005 1 udp 32832 mountd
100005 1 tcp 33016 mountd
100005 2 udp 32832 mountd
100005 2 tcp 33016 mountd
100005 3 udp 32832 mountd
100005 3 tcp 33016 mountd


this shows that portmap is runing

but tell me how can i find out firewall and how can i disable firewall

waiting for ur replay

bilal

i have solved this problem by stoping iptables at client side....

/etc/init.d/iptables stop

not a good solution really, but nfs is by default hard to firewall as it dymanically changes ports. you can control what ports it uses to keep a good firewall in place. for redhat and derivatives, try this... www.hccfl.edu/pollock/AUnix2/NFSDemo.htm