Re: diskless computer

[Rudhuwan Abu Bakar <duan@mimos.my>]

i think your NFS is not started. Just restarts nfs..it should work.


On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Christopher Arndt wrote:

> 
> Helmut Pitters wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > iīm new to this list, so i donīt know if you can help me.
> > 
> > (my entire problem deals with the Linux OS)
> > 
> > I have got a NFS-Server and following the hints of the
> > "Diskless-Computer-HOWTO" i was able to export directories and to mount
> > them via NFS from the server itself (i did this only for testing).
> > 
> > I also made a bootdisk for my Diskless Computer according to the HOWTO.
> > 
> > 
> > The following happens when i boot the DC with the bootdisk:
> > (Server-IP: 192.168.0.199; DC-IP: 192.168.0.8)
> > ----------Here it starts----------
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > (Loading kernel)
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > (My DC gets itīs IP from the NFS-Server via BOOTP)
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.0.199
> > Looking up port of RPC 100005/1 on 192.168.0.199
> > Root-NFS: Server returned error -13 while mounting /tftpboot/192.168.0.8
> > VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy
> > VFS: Insert floppy and press ENTER
> > ----------Here it ends----------
> > Yes, there exists the directory /tftpboot/192.168.0.8 on the NFS-Server
> > (for testing i even exportet /)and i exportet it without specifying a
> > Host which can mount it, so everybody should be able to mount it (i
> > thought).
> > I copied the whole Root-FS of a Diskette-Distribution of Linux
> > (Pocket-Linux) to this directory.
> > I am able to mount this directory from the NFS-server.
> > 
> > Perhaps someone of you can help me.
> > 
> > Thanks in Advance,
> > bronko.
> > 
> 
> This could be a problem with the DNS configuration. The NFS server seems
> to refuse clients for which he is not able to do a reverse name lookup
> (address -> hostname). So you have to setup the name server for the
> domain in which the client lives (In your case 192.168.0.0). See the LDP
> HOWTOs on how to do that.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mfg, Christopher Arndt
> 
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