Mahashwar, In your dhcpd.conf file, your broadcast-address is wrong. It should be: 192.168.1.255
Also, you didn't show the contents of your /etc/exports file, instead I see 2 copies of your dhcpd.conf file. So, please send us your /etc/exports file. Thanks, Jim McQuillan [EMAIL PROTECTED] maheshwar kanitkar wrote: >hi all , >I am fighting for ltsp from last 2 weeks. > >I have this hardware on server & client >1) Intel 810 eea desktop motherboard >2) onboard sound,display,lan >3) both machines are connected by cross cable. >OS >1) mandrake Linux 8.1 >2) default dhcp 3.0 >3) LTSP rpms ver. 3 now. >my machine address is >192.168.1.153 >hostname : mandrakeserver.softcell.co.in >I have installed dns also which works perfect. >My server config is >/etc/dhpd.conf > ># Sample configuration file for ISCD dhcpd ># ># Don't forget to set run_dhcpd=1 in /etc/init.d/dhcpd ># once you adjusted this file and copied it to >/etc/dhcpd.conf. ># >ddns-update-style ad-hoc; >default-lease-time 21600; >max-lease-time 21600; > >subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { >#option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; >option broadcast-address 192.168.1.153; >option routers 192.168.1.153; >option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.153; >option domain-name >"mandrakeserver.softcell.co.in"; >option root-path >"192.168.1.153:/opt/ltsp/i386"; >#option root-path >"192.168.1.153:/tftpboot/lts/ltsroot"; >option font-servers 192.168.1.153; >option x-display-manager 192.168.1.153; >#option option-129 "console=/dev/tty2"; >#shared-network WORKSTATIONS { ># subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { ># } >#} > >#group { ># use-host-decl-names on; > option log-servers 192.168.1.153; > > host ws001 { > # hardware ethernet 00:03:47:40:0C:17; > hardware ethernet 00:03:47:43:9E:46; > fixed-address 192.168.1.185; > > # root-path >"192.168.1.153:/opt/ltsp/i386"; > # filename >"/lts/vmlinuz.eepro100"; > filename "lts/vmlinuz-2.4.9-ltsp-5"; > # option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; > #option option-129 " console=/dev/tty2"; > # option option-129 "NIC=eepro100"; > } > range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.181 192.168.1.220; > ># host ws002 { ># hardware ethernet 00:03:47:43:9E:46; ># fixed-address 192.168.1.180; ># filename "/lts/vmlinuz.eepro100"; >#filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.9-ltsp-5"; ># option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; >## option option-129 "NIC=tulip"; ># } >} > >I have my /etc/exports ># Sample configuration file for ISCD dhcpd ># ># Don't forget to set run_dhcpd=1 in /etc/init.d/dhcpd ># once you adjusted this file and copied it to >/etc/dhcpd.conf. ># >ddns-update-style ad-hoc; >default-lease-time 21600; >max-lease-time 21600; > >subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { >#option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; >option broadcast-address 192.168.1.153; >option routers 192.168.1.153; >option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.153; >option domain-name >"mandrakeserver.softcell.co.in"; >option root-path >"192.168.1.153:/opt/ltsp/i386"; >#option root-path >"192.168.1.153:/tftpboot/lts/ltsroot"; >option font-servers 192.168.1.153; >option x-display-manager 192.168.1.153; >#option option-129 "console=/dev/tty2"; >#shared-network WORKSTATIONS { ># subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { ># } >#} > >#group { ># use-host-decl-names on; > option log-servers 192.168.1.153; > > host ws001 { > # hardware ethernet 00:03:47:40:0C:17; > hardware ethernet 00:03:47:43:9E:46; > fixed-address 192.168.1.185; > > # root-path >"192.168.1.153:/opt/ltsp/i386"; > # filename >"/lts/vmlinuz.eepro100"; > filename "lts/vmlinuz-2.4.9-ltsp-5"; > # option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; > #option option-129 " console=/dev/tty2"; > # option option-129 "NIC=eepro100"; > } > range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.181 192.168.1.220; > ># host ws002 { ># hardware ethernet 00:03:47:43:9E:46; ># fixed-address 192.168.1.180; ># filename "/lts/vmlinuz.eepro100"; >#filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.9-ltsp-5"; ># option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; >## option option-129 "NIC=tulip"; ># } >} > > >i have an entry for client in hosts file also. > >Problem : >when I boot client using floopy from n/w >it gets dhcp server. >it receives ip also. >but shows this error. >Running dhclient >Mounting /opt/ltsp/i386 from : 192.168.1.153 >(null)mount: nfsmount failed : Bad file number >NFS : mount program didn't pass remote address >Mount: Mounting 192.168.1.153:/opt/ltsp/i386 on /mnt >failed : Invalid argument >ERROR! Failed to mount the root directory via NFS! >Possible reasons include: >1) NFS services may not be running on server >& so on total 4 options given >I have checked all , every thing is working fine. >what can be problem? >can anybody please help me ? >thanks in advance . >warm regards, >maheshwar > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of >your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com >or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ># >## LTS-begin ## > ># ># The lines between the 'LTS-begin' and the 'LTS-end' were added ># on: Wed Dec 5 09:21:43 IST 2001 by the ltsp installation script. ># For more information, visit the ltsp homepage ># at http://www.ltsp.org ># >/lts/ltsroot 192.168.0.185/255.255.255.0(ro,no_root_squash) >/opt/ltsp/i386 192.168.1.185/255.255.255.0(ro,no_root_squash) >/var/opt/ltsp/swapfiles 192.168.1.185/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash) >/tftpboot/lts/ltsroot 192.168.1.185/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash) >#tftpboot/lts/ltsroot 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(ro,no_root_squash) ># ># The following entries need to be uncommented if you want ># Local App support in ltsp ># >#/home 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw,no_root_squash) > >## LTS-end ## > _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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