network instalation

hirohitosan · 04-17-2007, 04:36 AM

Hello there. I tried many times to install Slack11 from network. I have 2 computers. One has FTP and NFS server installed. I downloaded on this computer the Slack 11.0 installation directory. I want to install Slack11 on the second from network. I prepared 4 floppy disks 1 boot + 2 install + 1 network. Everything goes well but when I try to install from NFS the computer fails to connect (I gave the IP, Netmask Gateway).

Can anyone give me some advices to install Slk through network

Many thanks

deadeyes · 04-17-2007, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by hirohitosan

Hello there. I tried many times to install Slack11 from network. I have 2 computers. One has FTP and NFS server installed. I downloaded on this computer the Slack 11.0 installation directory. I want to install Slack11 on the second from network. I prepared 4 floppy disks 1 boot + 2 install + 1 network. Everything goes well but when I try to install from NFS the computer fails to connect (I gave the IP, Netmask Gateway).

Can anyone give me some advices to install Slk through network

Many thanks

Is the NFS service running?
CHeck if your firewall does not block it.
Did you shared the necessary files through NFS?
First try connecting from the host itself to the NFS and see if the files are there.

Also look if the network interface is up and if both computers can ping each other

hirohitosan · 04-18-2007, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by deadeyes

Is the NFS service running?

I think so ... in the process table nfsd is running

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Originally Posted by deadeyes

Did you shared the necessary files through NFS?

yes, but I don't know how to check

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadeyes

First try connecting from the host itself to the NFS and see if the files are there.

I don't know how to connect to NFS server ... sorry

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Originally Posted by deadeyes

Also look if the network interface is up and if both computers can ping each other

I checked. Both computer can ping each other.

I don't understand why the installation doesn't start and I don't know how to check if the connection is established

Thanks

deadeyes · 04-18-2007, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by hirohitosan

I think so ... in the process table nfsd is running

yes, but I don't know how to check

I don't know how to connect to NFS server ... sorry

I checked. Both computer can ping each other.

I don't understand why the installation doesn't start and I don't know how to check if the connection is established

Thanks

you have to mount the nfs drive.

something like:
mount -t nfs //hostname/dirname /mnt/mountpoint

I don't know how to type the location of the NFS server.
You can look in the man page.

hirohitosan · 04-19-2007, 06:23 AM

IT WORKS .....

Thanks

onebuck · 04-19-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by deadeyes

you have to mount the nfs drive.

something like:
mount -t nfs //hostname/dirname /mnt/mountpoint

I don't know how to type the location of the NFS server.
You can look in the man page.

Hi,

For your example;

Code:

mount -t nfs servername:/hostname/dirname /mnt/mountpoint

From 'man nfs';

Code:

 Here is an example from an /etc/fstab file from an NFS mount.

       server:/usr/local/pub    /pub   nfs    rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=14,intr

Sure this is the '/etc/fstab' example but note the server:/directory format. If you have problems with mount then check the '/etc/exports' file

hirohitosan · 05-11-2007, 04:25 AM

I succeed to install Slack from a NFS server but now I have another problem. I tried to install to another computer with Automatic IP. On the installation process I'm asked for the IP of the computer where I want to install Slak. To be more specific:
1. NFS real IP address
2. another computer with Automatic IP - where I want to install Slk

What should I reply when I'm asked the IP address of the 2 computer?

thanks