mount to NFS server failed

[sly]

M. Lewis wrote:
> sly wrote:
> 
>> M. Lewis wrote:
>>
>>> sly wrote:
>>>
>>>> on the stkserver i shared with nfs the folder /mnt/stuff
>>>> i edit the exports file:
>>>>
>>>> cat /etc/exports
>>>> /mnt/stuff/              222.169.100.0/24(rw,sync,all_squash)
>>>> exportfs -a
>>>>
>>>> i even disabled the security/firewall on the server and client
>>>>
>>>> every time i try to mount it on the client i get this error
>>>>
>>>> # mount -t nfs STKserver:/mnt/stuff /mnt/share/
>>>> mount to NFS server 'STKserver' failed.
>>>>
>>>> thanx in advance!
>>>>
>>>
>>> # tail -f /var/log/messages               <--- on STKserver
>>>
>>> Then try to mount it again. Check the log for errors.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jul 17 17:30:51 stkserver portmap[2894]: connect from 222.169.100.101 
>> to getport(nfs): request from unauthorized host
>>
>> on the server i had this:
>>
>> # cat /etc/hosts.allow
>> portmap: 222.168.100. : 127.
>>
>> and also tried w/ this:
>>
>> # cat /etc/hosts.allow
>> portmap: 222.168.100.101/255.255.255.0 : 127.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I assume you restarted NFS after making the changes?
>>
>>
>>
>> did it! every time!
>>
>>>
>>> Mike
> 
> 
> Try (at least temporarily) removing the entry(s) from /etc/hosts.allow

i modified the /etc/hosts.deny file to deny nothing and now it works!

> 
> Mike
>