>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am trying to create a small network of Linux Machines. I have RH
> 5.1 loaded, running with all options and what I believe is the NFS service
> and its dependencies. I have gone through alot of HOWTO's and haven't found
> what I think I need. Can someone help me?
>
> Now I have two other PC's that do not have a CD-ROM but have floppy
> disks and NIC cards. I want to install Linux by the option of a NFS image. I
> have a good boot disk and when I get to the IP requirement part. I plug in a
> different IP number for that PC and then it hangs. I think I found a
> reference in the NFS-HOWTO on including the IP numbers in a config. file to
> allow that PC access rights. Is this the answer or am I going about this the
> wrong way?
I have installed numorours times via NFS, i have never had any problem,
could it be that you are entering a ip number which the other computer has
no knowlage of, if that is correct then it will fail.
I will put it this way;
box A is fully installed and is running rpc.nfsd, rpc.portmap and rpc.mountd
There is a entry something like the following in /etc/exports
/cdrom 10.0.0.2(ro,no_root_squash)
More examples from 'man exports'
# sample /etc/exports file
/ master(rw) trusty(rw,no_root_squash)
/projects proj*.local.domain(rw)
/usr *.local.domain(ro) @trusted(rw)
/home/joe pc001(rw,all_squash,anonuid=150,anongid=100)
/pub (ro,insecure,all_squash)
/pub/private (noaccess)
There must also be a valid entry in /etc/hosts for 10.0.0.2
On box B during the start of the install place 10.0.0.2 as your ip#
the destination ip# of box A and the path to the source, if i remember
correctly thats (on a redhat cdrom) /cdrom/Redhat/
Its been a while since i have done that so there could be some small syntax
errors in my text, if that is so, then i am sure others will help you
further.
>
> Thanks for your help and time. Take Care. TMC
>
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Regards Richard.
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