it sounds like the NFS host is ignoring RPC requests try adding this in your /etc/host.allow
rpc:XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the ip of the client NFS This probally showing up in up log files. Try a egrep rpc /var/log/*log "Brian K. Jones" wrote: > > I recompiled a kernel to add nfs client support. Now > /proc/filesystems shows nfs. Still I'm not able to nfs mount a > directory (even between two computers with same release - redhat > 7.2). I believe the /etc/exports and /etc/hosts.allow are correct. I > did a "nfs stop" and "nfs start" and "exportfs -av". The error > message is "mount: RPC: Timed out". > "rpcinfo -p server" from client show nfs service running on server. > "rpcinfo -u server nfs" produces "RPC portmapper failure: RPC timed > out" > "rpcinfo -n 2049 -u server nfs" succeeds. > > -- > > Brian K. Jones > System Administrator > Dept. of Computer Science, Princeton University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Voice: (609) 258-6080 > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- robert canary system services OhioCounty.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (270)298-9331 Office (270)298-7449 Fax _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list