[ale] NFS help

[Geoffrey]

This can be caused by a firewall, do either of the two machines involved 
have iptables/ipchains installed?

ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> NFS Client: Redhat Advanced Server
> mount -t nfs ipaddress_nfs_server:/home/oracle/SW /mnt/dir
> 
> When I issue this command I get the error message:
> "mount: RPC: Timed out"
> 
> Any hint?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It seems like the client cannot connect to the portmapper on the server. Can 
> you pls post the output of "rpcinfo -p <nfs server ip>" on the client?
> 
> Are the nfs server or client protected by a firewall (external or via their 
> own netfilter rules)?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Vincent
> 
> 
> rpcinfo -p links
>    program vers proto   port
>     100000    2   tcp    111  portmapper
>     100000    2   udp    111  portmapper
>     100024    1   udp  32768  status
>     100024    1   tcp  32768  status
>     100011    1   udp    720  rquotad
>     100011    2   udp    720  rquotad
>     100011    1   tcp    723  rquotad
>     100011    2   tcp    723  rquotad
>     391002    2   tcp  32769  sgi_fam
>     100005    1   udp  32769  mountd
>     100005    1   tcp  32770  mountd
>     100005    2   udp  32769  mountd
>     100005    2   tcp  32770  mountd
>     100005    3   udp  32769  mountd
>     100005    3   tcp  32770  mountd
>     100003    2   udp   2049  nfs
>     100003    3   udp   2049  nfs
>     100021    1   udp  32770  nlockmgr
>     100021    3   udp  32770  nlockmgr
>     100021    4   udp  32770  nlockmgr
> 

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