Re: [tlug] Networking two Linux computers harder than Linux toWindows?

[Patrick Kellaher <kalmite@example.com>]

Dave M G wrote:
> Stephen, Scott,
>
> Thank you for responding.
>
> Scott said:
> > Or, have you looked in /etc/init.d to see if there is an nfs--or perhaps
> > nfs-kernel-server? 
>
> I did find nfs-kernel-server, so I ran that.
> $ sudo sh /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start
> Password:
> * Exporting directories for NFS kernel 
> daemon...                              exportfs: /etc/exports [2]: 
> Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export 
> "192.168.0.3:/home/fileserver".
> Assuming default behaviour ('subtree_check').
> NOTE: this default will change with nfs-utils version 1.1.0 [ OK ]
> * Starting NFS kernel daemon [ OK ]
>
> Those OK notes look encouraging.
>
> The thing is, is there a command I should be running on the client? 
> The notes I've seen seem to only talk about a server.
>
> Stephen said:
> >  > 5. I then attempt to make a connection:
> >  > $sudo mount 192.168.0.2:/home/fileserver /home/meg/daves_machine
> >  > When I ran this last command, it didn't return to a command prompt,
> > This is bad, it should only take a couple of seconds to determine that
> > NFS server is or is not running.  How long did you wait?
> >   
> Ages. As I'm writing this it's still waiting, and has been for a good 
> ten minutes.
>
> Stephen said:
> > mount doesn't create directories.  It attaches a filesystem to an
> > existing directory.
> >   
> Ah. Thanks for clearing that up. I've now ensured that there is a 
> directory for the mount command to attach the network share too.

Dave

So it appears that if I kept reading, then I wouldn't have needed to 
send off the last email.  You shouldn't need to start any services on 
the client computer.  If you add the filesystem into the /etc/fstab then 
you should be able to just issue the mount <mount point> command.  If 
the entry is not in fstab then you would have to use:

   mount -t nfs <server>:<server dir> <local mount point>

Pat