Lee Einer wrote:
> I am still not getting it completely, please see notes and help if
> possible.
>
> Thanks!
Additional info-
Manually starting exportfs Mepisbox:/home/lee gives the error message
Mepisbox has non-inet addr.
The address listed in /etc/host for Mepisbox is 192.168.0.101, verified
ad nauseum at the Mepisbox with ifconfig. I cannot ping this IP from the
Mandrake box, though- the first ping sends, then the rest come back
under 192.168.0.100 with the message "Destination host unreachable."
Lee
>
>
> 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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