Fwd: Re: newbie network set-up problem
--- Phil <phillinux@brainlink.com> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 19:47:14 -0400
> To: Larry Smith <doccpu@yahoo.com>
> From: Phil <phillinux@brainlink.com>
> Subject: Re: newbie network set-up problem
>
> At 09:13 PM 7/20/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >--- 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.
>
> NO the problem is that I get the error message when
> I try to mount the
> server directories. they won't mount.
>
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