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Old 05-17-2006, 03:09 AM   #1
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when NFS use TCP?


on book Sybex - Linux Network Server - 2002 say:

"NFS is a remote procedure call (RPC) protocol that runs on top of UDP and IP."


so I was used: rpcinfo -p

and see TCP in use

so, when NFS use TCP? what signify the phase of book?


thank in advance!
 
Old 05-17-2006, 05:00 AM   #2
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The nfs mount option proto=tcp makes nfs run over tcp. Default is udp.
Type mount to see how your nfs directory is mounted.

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