[expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2002-07-23 Thread Daniel Woods
Has anyone been successfull in using LM8.1 for NFS mounting CD-Rom drives (on LM8.1, kernel 2.2) from an AIX 4.3.3 server ? Does NFS mounting work better with LM8.2 and kernel 2.4 ? I was only able to get something working (mostly) with the 2.2 kernel. I can remote mount from the AIX login by

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-08 Thread Daniel Woods
Craig (and anyone else that can help), > Daniel Woods wrote: > > On the AIX client, the /etc/filesystems contains (as same for cd1, cd2) > > /ovid/cd0: > > dev = "/ovid/cd0" > > vfs = nfs > > nodename = DUMMY.lib.ucalgary.ca > > mount = false > > type= nfs > > options =

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
Daniel Woods wrote: > > Craig (and anyone else that can help), > > On the AIX client, the /etc/filesystems contains (as same for cd1, cd2) > /ovid/cd0: > dev = "/ovid/cd0" > vfs = nfs > nodename = DUMMY.lib.ucalgary.ca > mount = false > type= nfs > options = >bg,hard,in

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2001-11-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
-- J. Craig Woods UNIX/NT SA -Art is the illusion of spontaneity- --- Begin Message --- Daniel Woods wrote: > > Craig (and anyone else that can help), > > On the AIX client, the /etc/filesystems contains (as same for cd1, cd2) > /ovid/cd0: > dev = "/ovid/cd0" > vfs = nfs > nodename

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-08 Thread J. Craig Woods
Daniel Woods wrote: > > I have not tried soft mount because the NFS how-to recommends to never use it, > otherwise you risk file corruption. > I have used a soft mount many times with both AIX and Solaris over the years. It has not ever corrupted any file. The main thing that a soft mount does

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-08 Thread Laurent CREPET
On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 05:17:22PM -0700, Daniel Woods wrote: > I am still having problems with setting up Linux-Mandrake 8.1 > (kernel 2.4.x) as an NFS server to allow an AIX client to access > it. Has anyone else got this scenario to work ? > > I have disabled iptables so that is not the issue

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-10 Thread J. Craig Woods
Laurent CREPET wrote: > > Got some problems at work with an NFS server running on Linux (was kernel > 2.2.18), and AIX NFS clients (4.2, 4.3.1 and 4.3.3). > > On AIX clients, we run as root: > > nfso -o nfs_use_reserved_ports=1 > > Then, we were able to mount the filesystems from our L

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-12 Thread Daniel Woods
> Laurent CREPET wrote: > > Got some problems at work with an NFS server running on Linux (was kernel > > 2.2.18), and AIX NFS clients (4.2, 4.3.1 and 4.3.3). > > > > On AIX clients, we run as root: > > > > nfso -o nfs_use_reserved_ports=1 > > > > Then, we were able to mount the filesys

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-13 Thread Daniel Woods
Laurent, > Got some problems at work with an NFS server running on Linux (was kernel > 2.2.18), and AIX NFS clients (4.2, 4.3.1 and 4.3.3). > > On AIX clients, we run as root: > > nfso -o nfs_use_reserved_ports=1 > > Then, we were able to mount the filesystems from our Linux box... > I r

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-13 Thread J. Craig Woods
Daniel Woods wrote: > > I just checked, and this was done by the tech guys for the AIX client. > > >> I added the nfs_use_reserved_ports=1 to /etc/rc.uc.posttcpip > >> so that he's be able to do his mounting... > > With this I was able to mount, however the problem is still that I can't

Re: [expert] NFS LM8.1 server, AIX client problems

2001-11-14 Thread Daniel Woods
> Daniel Woods wrote: > > > > I just checked, and this was done by the tech guys for the AIX client. > > > > >> I added the nfs_use_reserved_ports=1 to /etc/rc.uc.posttcpip > > >> so that he's be able to do his mounting... > > > > With this I was able to mount, however the problem is st