I am still not getting it completely, please see notes and help if
possible.
Thanks!
Lee Einer wrote:
> Thank you again, Craig-
>
> I think I grok it at least in part. Have installed NFS on the
> MandrakeBox and will do needed IP thingies and file and directory
> creation when I am again lucid.
>
> Nuthin fancy for now. Static IP should work in my little world without
> DHCP, etc.
>
> Lee
>
> Craig White wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 19:38 -0700, Lee Einer wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Thanks, Craig-
>>>
>>> You have profoundly overestimated my computer literacy.
>>>
>>
>> ---
>> no you need to play with it
>> ---
>>
>>
>>> Additionally, I don't have a manual entry for "exports," at least,
>>> not on my Mandrake box. I did dink around with the box a bit, and
>>> now the output of # cat /etc/exports is /home/lee Mepisbox(ro). I
>>> don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. It looks like it
>>> permits read only access to /home/lee by something named Mepisbox (
>>> I named my laptop Mepisbox.) RO access should be fine, I don't want
>>> my laptop to be writing to my PC home directory at this time. I just
>>> want to be able to back up my PC home directory to my laptop prior
>>> to doing things (like reinstalls or distro changes) which would
>>> otherwise put me at risk for permanent loss of my files.
>>>
>>> From here I am lost. Maybe I got lost prior to this, I don't know. I
>>> get that my PC is my server, my laptop is my client, but I don't
>>> understand the significance of
>>>
>>> linuxserver.azapple.com:/home /home/linuxserver
>>>
>>
>> ----
>> OK if on your Mandrake box...
>>
>> cat /etc/exports
>> /home/lee Mepisbox(ro)
>>
>> #should be OK but how is your Mandrake box gonna know who/what Mepisbox
>> is? I use dns so that would resolve.
>>
>> so your gonna have to get the ip address of your Mepisbox
>> on the Mepisbox, type 'ifconfig' note the ip address
>> add that to /etc/hosts on your Mandrake computer
>> i.e.
>> 192.168.1.5 Mepisbox.mydomain.com Mepisbox #or simply Mepisbox
>
Done, as in
bla.bla.b.la Mepisbox #entered in /etc/hosts on Mandrake PC.
Just to verify, I should be using the IP listed as the internet address,
or the one listed as the Bcast address?
>>
>>
>> doing the 'vice-versa' is good too...
>> on your Mandrake box get the ip address and add it to /etc/hosts on your
>> Mepisbox
>> i.e.
>> 192.168.1.10 Mandrakeboxname
>
Done also
>>
>>
>> If you are using dhcp in your home - this all is subject to change at
>> poweroff... ;-)
>>
>> Anyway, you probably have to start nfs service - don't know how on
>
>>
>> Mandrake but likely /etc/init.d/nfs start will work
>
Done- needed to install NFS RPMS, but did so. Your listed script does
start NFS when invoked by root.
>>
>>
>> also - if you have firewall, you will have to open some ports (port 2049
>> I think and possibly port 111)
>
I don't believe I have a firewall. Still I may
>>
>>
>> Then on your Mepisbox you can simply type...
>>
>> mkdir /home/mandrake
>
Done
>>
>> mount -t nfs Mandrakeboxname:/home/lee /home/mandrake
>
Done, et voila, nothing. Except that I do now have a /home/mandrake
directory on my Mepisbox. Nothing is in it, however, and there is no
listed NFS mount in my /mnt directory either.
>>
>>
>> and when that all works, you can 'umount /home/mandrake' to unmount
>> and ultimately (for repetitive use) add it to /etc/fstab...
>> single line
>> Mandrakeboxname:/home/lee /home/mandrake nfs user 0 0
>>
>> Craig
>>
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