==> Regarding Re: [autofs] rpc_ping always uses UDP; [EMAIL PROTECTED] adds:

raven> On Wed, 12 May 2004, Jeff Moyer wrote:
>> Hello Ian, list,
>> 
>> I had a user report an issue which is summed up in the subject.
>> Basically, he disallowed UDP traffic to his NFS server.  Because the
>> autofs code uses UDP in the rpc_ping function to determine if a server
>> is alive, it would conclude that the server was not alive.  He was, of
>> course, using NFSv4 over TCP.

>> So, thoughts?  Comments?

raven> Oh and another thing.

raven> The rpc ping should only occur if replicated server mount syntax is
raven> being used. If this is not the case it's also a bug.

raven> Is he using the latest replicated server patch?

Not at the time of the bug report.  I'll ask him to try the latest stuff.

Thanks,

Jeff

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