nfs mount issue

cwwilson721 · 07-08-2006, 05:55 PM

I have multiple nfs volumes on my server that I need to mount on my laptop.

I have my fstab edited to mount these shares automatically, but I usually get the "RPC: Timed out" error on most, but some do mount at first (maybe.)

After multiple mount commands, they do get mounted.

My fstab (edited)

Code:

servername:/mnt/share1      /nfs/share1           nfs         auto,users,rw    0   0
servername:/mnt/share2      /nfs/share2           nfs         auto,users,rw    0   0
servername:/mnt/share3      /nfs/share3           nfs         auto,users,rw    0   0
servername:/mnt/share4      /nfs/share4           nfs         auto,users,rw    0   0

Server: -current, 2.6.16.22, generic
Laptop: -current, 2.6.16.22, custom compiled

Network: Laptop>Wireless card>Wireless Router>Server

Server has static IP, laptop DHCP

Any ideas on why I need to manually mount the drives multiple times to get them all to mount? Using:

Code:

mount -a -t nfs

Gets them mounted (eventually, can take 3-4 or more attempts)

I can post whatever is needed.

Thanks in advance.

Daga · 07-08-2006, 08:18 PM

Check to make sure rc.portmap is set to start up as well as rc.nfsd on the remote computer. If it is, the next thing to check is the firewall settings. I could be wrong (this is off the top of my head), but I'm pretty sure that the ports are mapped as requested, so NFS has a large range of ports it could be using.

cwwilson721 · 07-08-2006, 08:20 PM

All is as it should be, but still getting the "RPC:Time out" error.

As I said, eventually they mount, but can take 10 or more mount commands.

Bruce Hill · 07-08-2006, 08:29 PM

Check out our buddy Eric's Setting up NFS on Slackware tutorial. If that doesn't help, I'll ask some questions of you.

cwwilson721 · 07-10-2006, 04:44 AM

Followed Eric guide, still had same issue.

However....

After googling around a bit, I saw where someone had added the clients ip address in /etc/hosts, so I tried it, and BAM! Perfect every time.

Thanks, all.