On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 23:18 +1030, Tim wrote: > Tim: > >> The NFS server isn't running? > > G Rajesh: > > I found out Sir. Though I have set eth0 to be enabled at boot time, it > > seems it does not. When I activate it (though network device control > > says it is connected) again and restart netfs service, everything seems > > fine - except that system takes long time to unmount the nfs-shares > > (some rpc error (no 5) being shown. > > So, the NFS server is running, but your ethernet is down? NFS might > need a restart after bringing the ethernet on-line, I'm not sure, but > I'd expect that it would. > > My network interfaces come up fine, during boot time. You might want to > mention what you're using, someone might know if they're a problem NIC. > > > 1. Is the IP address given in eth0 same as that of my computer, say > > 192.168.1.10. Or I should give something different? > > Each network interface on your computer *should* have a unique IP > address. There are times when you can get away with duplication, but > that requires skill and a degree of luck. > Each interface also *should* be addressed in its own network. Multiple NICs on a single system sharing the same subnet often cause strange routing issues and horrendous slowdown in communications. > It's the interface that has an address, not the PC. It's a method of > communicating with your PC, the address specifying the how and > wherefore. > > > 2. Should the router address be filled? Can I give any arbitrary number > > within 19.168.1.xx? > > You haven't described your network (you might have before, but I don't > have a message to look at that does, now). If your router has an > address, you need to use it, not make one up. Quite often, they use a > x.x.x.254 IP address. > > In general, the router address would be used to talk outside of the > network (each interface being configured with a gateway address > applicable to itself). > > Machine to machine communication within the same network (where > addresses for source and destination are determined by the netmask to be > local to each other) won't need to know about a gateway. > > I wouldn't expect a gateway address to your router to have any bearing > on NFS within your LAN. > > -- > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. >
