Re: diskless computer

[Rapp Informatik Systeme GmbH <info@rapp-informatik.de>]

Christopher Arndt wrote:

Helmut Pitters wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> i´m new to this list, so i don´t know if you can help me.
>
> (my entire problem deals with the Linux OS)
>
> I have got a NFS-Server and following the hints of the
> "Diskless-Computer-HOWTO" i was able to export directories and to mount
> them via NFS from the server itself (i did this only for testing).
>
> I also made a bootdisk for my Diskless Computer according to the HOWTO.
>
> 
> The following happens when i boot the DC with the bootdisk:
> (Server-IP: 192.168.0.199; DC-IP: 192.168.0.8)
> ----------Here it starts----------
> .
> .
> .
> (Loading kernel)
> .
> .
> .
> (My DC gets it´s IP from the NFS-Server via BOOTP)
> .
> .
> .
> Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.0.199
> Looking up port of RPC 100005/1 on 192.168.0.199
> Root-NFS: Server returned error -13 while mounting /tftpboot/192.168.0.8
> VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy
> VFS: Insert floppy and press ENTER
> ----------Here it ends----------
> Yes, there exists the directory /tftpboot/192.168.0.8 on the NFS-Server
> (for testing i even exportet /)and i exportet it without specifying a
> Host which can mount it, so everybody should be able to mount it (i
> thought).
> I copied the whole Root-FS of a Diskette-Distribution of Linux
> (Pocket-Linux) to this directory.
> I am able to mount this directory from the NFS-server.
>
> Perhaps someone of you can help me.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> bronko.
>

This could be a problem with the DNS configuration. The NFS server seems
to refuse clients for which he is not able to do a reverse name lookup
(address -> hostname). So you have to setup the name server for the
domain in which the client lives (In your case 192.168.0.0). See the LDP
HOWTOs on how to do that.

Add 192.168.0.8    the IP address of your client to /etc/hosts
at the server
Bye  Wolfgang
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