You need to use a netmask of 255.255.255.255 to lock it to
the single host.

255.255.254.0 locks you to two class C networks

i.e. 10.10.10.43/255.255.254.0 lets in 
10.10.10.* and 10.10.11.*

--Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Dormanen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:14 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [OF-users] Interesting NFS security problem
> 
> 
> 
> **Build Release**
> Distro Release        GUI Version
> Openfiler NAS/SAN Appliance 2.2       2.2.r1112-1-1
> **Updated Release**
> Distro Release        GUI Version
> Openfiler NAS/SAN Appliance 2.2       2.2.r1144-1-1
> 
> What we are trying to do is put this Openfiler system on the internet
> and only serve NFS shares to a few RHEL3 servers for mirroring backup
> data. I know it's not the most secure way to do this, but my
> understanding that the network level security would be plenty.
> 
> Here is my test:
> 
> Openfiler Share
> /mnt/volgroup1/vol1/share1/
> 
> Public guest access
> 
> WEB5 NFS RW only
> 
> Name          Network/Host    Netmask                 Type
> WEB5          x.x.x.43                255.255.254.0   Share 
> (IP's have been removed for the email)
> 
> On the WEB5 Server the following works fine.
> mkdir /mnt/nfs
> mount -t nfs openfilerserver:/mnt/volgroup1/vol1/share1/ /mnt/nfs
> 
> Dec 14 11:02:04 SERVER rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from
> x.x.x.42:938 for /mnt/volgroup1/vol1/share1 
> (/mnt/volgroup1/vol1/share1)
> 
> WEB5 is at .43 and according to openfiler should be the only system
> allowed to access this share. Turns out that when I run the 
> same command
> on a different server in that network but at address .42 (WEB4) I can
> also mount that share. Clearly I have defeated the network security.
> Either my logic is off or it's something else.
> 
> I have tested the mount on another system that is not in that IP range
> and I am denied access so I know something is working. 
> 
> Your help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Brad
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