mount: RPC: Timed out ???

Hi all,

I'm getting a timeout message when I try to mount one directory from
my desktop on my laptop, in the following way:

# mount -t nfs falcon:/home/user1 /mnt/falcon
mount: RPC: Timed out
#

Desktop - RH 9.0 (I flushed IPtables on this one)

Laptop - FC1

I can ping both of them, and the name resolution works ok, i.e., I
ping them both through their IP and their names.

How can I solve this problem??

Thanks for any help
rafa

On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 11:14:16 -0700, RAFA wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm getting a timeout message when I try to mount one directory from my
> desktop on my laptop, in the following way:
>
> # mount -t nfs falcon:/home/user1 /mnt/falcon mount: RPC: Timed out
> #
>
> Desktop - RH 9.0 (I flushed IPtables on this one)
>
> Laptop - FC1
>
> I can ping both of them, and the name resolution works ok, i.e., I ping
> them both through their IP and their names.

Is <desktop> actually running the NFS server daemons? What does:

rpcinfo -p <desktop>

from the laptop show? It should look something like:

program vers proto port
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100021 1 udp 32768 nlockmgr
100021 3 udp 32768 nlockmgr
100021 4 udp 32768 nlockmgr
100024 1 udp 32769 status
100024 1 tcp 32768 status
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100005 1 udp 32770 mountd
100005 1 tcp 32769 mountd
100005 2 udp 32770 mountd
100005 2 tcp 32769 mountd

And does:

rpcinfo -p

on the desktop look any different? It shouldn't. If the two give different
output, it's probably a firewall problem. Any firewall on the laptop?

Regards, Ian

(E-Mail Removed) (RAFA) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm getting a timeout message when I try to mount one directory from
> my desktop on my laptop, in the following way:
>
> # mount -t nfs falcon:/home/user1 /mnt/falcon
> mount: RPC: Timed out
> #
>
> Desktop - RH 9.0 (I flushed IPtables on this one)
>
> Laptop - FC1
>
> I can ping both of them, and the name resolution works ok, i.e., I
> ping them both through their IP and their names.
>
> How can I solve this problem??
The following may be the reasons:
1. The service NFS may not be properly configured. Look for whether
portmapper, nfs, mounted are running on the server. (use "rpcinfo -p'
command on a terminal window.)

2. The /home/user1 may not be properly exported. Check the content of
the /etc/exports file. (use "exportfs -a" command on a terminal window
on the sever)

3. The client i.e., your laptop may be blocking the packets from the
server. Check the security level to determine whether the NIC is a
trusted device.

Regards,
Raju

> Thanks for any help
> rafa