Re: newbie network set-up problem
--- Phil <phillinux@brainlink.com> wrote:
> Sorry to bother BUT . . .
> Doesn't anyone know what this error message means:
>
> mount: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = Connection
> refused
>
> I am trying to get my first home network configured.
> I have a debian
> machine set-up a server and a red hat as client
> (sorry, just trying to get
> experience with the various distributions). I have
> the debian server
> configured just like in the book and I get the above
> err-msg. It's funny
> because the debian machine, once set up
> automatically configures on
> boot. The Red Hat box needs to be done by hand each
> time (ifconfig for the
> NIC etc). I also set up both machines as servers
> and am cross mounting
> just to see if the problem is machine or
> distribution specific. Err-msg
> both ways.
>
> CHECKLIST
> /etc/hosts filedone
> NIC configured
> Module loaded (lsmod)
> IP address assigned
> (ifconfig)
> Checked with (ifconfig -a)
> Exports file done
> nfs scriptstarted
> rpcinfo -p checked
> exportfs -a done
> mount -o rw,bg,intr,soft Server:/directory
> /client/mount/point
>
> I also tried to mount at boot with the fstab file.
> BTW I get the same
> err-msg at boot. Each machine can ping the other.
> Does anyone know if the
> error is on the server or client side???
>
>
I don't know exactly what your problem is, but if
configuring RedHat by hand makes it work, you can put
those commands in /etc/rc.d/rc.local, and it'll be
done during boot for you.
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