[NTLUG:Discuss] SuSE and nfs

[Chris Cox]

Fred wrote:
> I am running suse 9.1 on one box (2.6 kernel) and suse 8.2 (2.4
> kernel) on another. The 8.2 is wifi to a 4-port router, the 9.1 is
> wired to the same router. They are 192.168.1.102 and 192.168.1.100,
> respectively. 
> 
> I set up the nfs server on the 9.1 box with the yast tool which seems
> to have put everything in the right places (/etc/exports, for ex). I
> then set up nfs client on the 8.2 box... or tried to. Here's the
> problem: the browse feature on the client setup only shows itself
> (192.168.1.102) and does not show the 9.1 box. 
> 
> I verified that the nfs ports (2049) were open on the 9.1 box. 
> 
> Also, I set up the nfs server as 192.168.1.100, the server directory
> as /tmp (to test with since it is global readable) and /mnt as the
> directory to mount on the client box. The entry in 8.1 box /etc/fstab
> looks ok:
> 192.168.1.100:/tmp      /mnt    nfs     defaults 0 0
>  
> but it won't mount. In fact, it just hangs and will eventually time
> out with a can't connect message.
> 
> I can ssh from 8.2 to 9.1. Likewise, I can ping 9.1. So what am I
> doing wrong? 
> 
> Thanks,
> Fred

Does the reverse (PTR) lookup resolve on the server for the client??
If not, try adding a static entry for the client in /etc/hosts on
the NFS server and see if that allows you to connect.