[NTLUG:Discuss] NFS Install

[Kathleen Weaver]

On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Jeff Rush wrote:

Well, I switched hubs and apparently that is the problem.  Hopefully that
hub is still good and it was just that someone messed with it -- because
that is the hub for my classroom LAN.  <sigh>  

So I'm setting up a seperate area for doing installs -- not a bad idea,
since I am going to try to hold class in here soon and will hopefully need
to continue installing stuff.


> Random ideas:
> 
> [1] use the tcpdump utility to view the packets and see if you
>      are getting correct addresses and/or any ICMP messages.
> 
> [2] check the routing on the server side, to insure that any
>      packets that reach it can get back to the client.  If you are just
>      tweaking the client, the packets may very well be getting to
>      the server and -then- getting lost.
> 
>      You can check for this by running 'netstat' and recording
>      counts of packets received, dropped, etc. before and after
>      a test.  Then do the same on the client side, and you will
>      have a rough picture of where things are being dropped.
> 
> [3] check the blinking lights on the cards during your tests
>      and see if one or the other cards are NOT blinking.
> 
> -Jeff Rush
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:12:15 -0500 (CDT), Kathleen Weaver wrote:
> 
> >I've tried putting the netmask to 255.255.255.0 (from 255.255.0.0) and it
> >didn't do any good.
> >
> >Nor did replacing the cable.
> >
> >Ideas?
> >
> >
> > Kathleen
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 Kathleen
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