> In this particular case I want to use a machine with arc=amd64 > as a nfs server and share its tree with several x86 machines.
I ran a similar NFS setup couple years back when breaking my teeth with Gentoo. Had intermittent problems with the NFS locks, and speed was slow too, so gave up. Though, it might've been just me and my poor NFS setup "skills", or some settings in my kernel. From other people's comments and links I noticed they now have some helpful scripts. Wish I had seen them earlier or been able to type out some of my own. :) I switched the server over to providing local Gentoo rsync mirroring for the LAN instead: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Local_Rsync_Mirror I combine this with Squid (proxy) and a few gigs of proxy disk cache on the server end to have the server perform as a complete buffer/cache between my LAN boxen and the external Interweb world. And it doubles as the proxy for "regular" browsing, too. HTH. YMMV. HAND. -- arttu v. _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
