I'm trying to connect to an NFS server. I've exported the share but each time I try to mount - via MCC it fails. Below is my fstab.

/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
10.156.97.163:/export/admin /mnt/admin nfs user,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,suid,soft 0 0
10.156.97.163:/export /mnt/export nfs rsize=8192,wsize=8192,nosuid,soft 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto defaults 0 0
//linux_219/public /mnt/public smbfs username=% 0 0
//linux_219/winshare /mnt/winshare smbfs username=% 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0

NFS is running and I am able mount any samba shares

What is the error?

mounting partition xx.xxx.xxx.xxx (ip):/export/admin in directory mnt/admin failed

Run rpcinfo -p <ip of nfs server> to check and make sure it has all the need ports open. Also just running rpcinfo -p will check localhost as well. Output should be something similar to:

program vers proto port
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100024 1 udp 725 status
100024 1 tcp 728 status
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100003 4 udp 2049 nfs
100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs
100021 1 udp 1027 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 1027 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 1027 nlockmgr
100021 1 tcp 1069 nlockmgr
100021 3 tcp 1069 nlockmgr
100021 4 tcp 1069 nlockmgr
100005 1 udp 709 mountd
100005 1 tcp 709 mountd
100005 2 udp 709 mountd
100005 2 tcp 709 mountd
100005 3 udp 709 mountd
100005 3 tcp 709 mountd

100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100024 1 udp 864 status
100024 1 tcp 867 status
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100003 4 udp 2049 nfs
100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs
100021 1 udp 1024 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 1024 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 1024 nlockmgr
100021 1 tcp 1024 nlockmgr
100021 3 tcp 1024 nlockmgr
100021 4 tcp 1024 nlockmgr
100011 1 udp 978 rquotad
100011 2 udp 978 rquotad
100011 1 tcp 981 rquotad
100011 2 tcp 981 rquotad
100005 1 udp 994 mountd
100005 1 tcp 997 mountd
100005 2 udp 994 mountd
100005 2 tcp 997 mountd
100005 3 udp 994 mountd
100005 3 tcp 997 mountd

and...

100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100024 1 udp 890 status
100024 1 tcp 893 status
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100003 4 udp 2049 nfs
100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs
100021 1 udp 33265 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 33265 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 33265 nlockmgr
100021 1 tcp 32768 nlockmgr
100021 3 tcp 32768 nlockmgr
100021 4 tcp 32768 nlockmgr
100005 1 udp 629 mountd
100005 1 tcp 633 mountd
100005 2 udp 629 mountd
100005 2 tcp 633 mountd
100005 3 udp 629 mountd
100005 3 tcp 633 mountd

Can you post your /etc/exports file on the nfs server?

#
/export/admin (insecure,rw)
/export (rw,fsid=0)

exports file should look something like:
/exported/directory <machine, address, ect>(options)

Here is an example from mine:
/logs x.x.x.x/26(rw,insecure,async)

The spacing is a tab, I don't know how picky nfs is but if it is like syslog, it won't work without tabs seperating. Man exports for more options.

Also you don't need to export /export/admin and /export if they are going to the same machine. Just /export would work if you want access to the entire directory.

I'm able to give a mount point but not mount the share - mount: 10.156.97.163:/admin failed, reason given by server: Permission denied.

I think I'm close.

Oh where would the tab spacing need to be?

/mount/point <tab> <ip address/range>(options)
Like that in exports

Darn

mount: directory to mount not in host:dir format