Gerald Timothy Quimpo said: > hi all, > > i'm trying to mount a remote directory over nfs. mounting takes an > incredibly long time (minutes, maybe 3 or more, hehe, haven't > really measured). is this a DNS issue? maybe reverse DNS? > if it is, can i disable reverse DNS in the NFS server? > > thanks for any pointers. > >
Possible causes of delay: 1) slow network between client and server (eg client/server connected by a slow link) 2) too many processes accessing the server disk 3) if you are automounting a home dir, it is possible the client can not access your auto_home info from your name service. 4) reverse DNS is another possible cause. normally for security reasons as well, client info are stored in /etc/hosts of the server. That may speed up your nfs. 5) your rpc server may have problems running the services for nfs. A case of a badly configured firewall maybe. Pointer: 1) Using cache on the client side can speed up you nfs access. rowel -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
