On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Steven M. Jones wrote:

>  > [root@kraken root]# showmount -e vortex
>  > mount clntudp_create: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Timed out
>  >
>  > What am I missing?
>
> Somewhere in the past couple releases RedHat has taken to including a
> packet filter configuration step during the normal OS install. It refers
> to this as a "firewall" configuration and you can select none, meduim,
> or high, or at least with 7.3 select from a list of services that should
> be allowed/blocked.

Aieee.  That was it.

ipchains --flush

Dumped the config right out, and now showmount et al are working.

Rockin.  Thanks Steven.  I owe you a beer :)


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