Hello,

I have a powerbook running OSX, and a linux desktop. I'm trying to mount a directory from the linux desktop onto the powerbook. However, when I put this into the powerbook terminal: mount_nfs 192.168.1.100:/files /Volumes/files , I get a whole bunch of NFS Portmap: RPC: Program not registered .

When i run an "rpcinfo -p localhost" on the powerbook, i get:

100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100024 1 udp 1019 status
100024 1 tcp 777 status

and when I run "rpcinfo -p 192.168.1.100" on the powerbook, I get "No remote programs registered." Same things happens when i do it from my webserver (running linux).


However, when I'm on the linux box and I rpcinfo the powerbook, I get the same results( those 4 processes), but when i rpcinfo -p localhost, i get:

program vers proto port
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100011 1 udp 926 rquotad
100011 2 udp 926 rquotad
100011 1 tcp 929 rquotad
100011 2 tcp 929 rquotad
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100021 1 udp 32820 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 32820 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 32820 nlockmgr
100005 1 udp 938 mountd
100005 1 tcp 941 mountd
100005 2 udp 938 mountd
100005 2 tcp 941 mountd
100005 3 udp 938 mountd
100005 3 tcp 941 mountd
100024 1 udp 944 status
100024 1 tcp 947 status


So, why are the rpc processes only recognized on the localhost? Does it have something to do with the nfs version or what?

Thanks,
-fibbi

do you have portmap running on the system that returns "No remote programs registered."
You can check this by using

ps -C portmap

on 192.168.1.100

yep, its running(well, rpc.portmap anyway, so i had to modify your command a wee bit).

Any other suggestions?