[vox-tech] NFS mount "RPC: Timed out" error

Ted Deppner vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:05:26 -0700


On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 03:06:46PM -0700, Ken Herron wrote:
> Err, isn't hosts.allow the TCP wrappers config file? NFS usually runs 
> over udp in a lan environment; I don't see how TCP wrappers could be 
> involved.

True, but many programs compile against the tcpwrappers library and honor
it, as linux nfs does.  Note that portmap and mountd are usually
separated, each requiring it's own allow.

eg:

portmap: 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
mountd: 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0


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