rpcinfo -p doesn't work

[Nigel Wade]

Dave Martini 1 wrote:
> I don't even have the firewall turned on on the client so how could it 
> be the client having the problem?
> 
> client# service iptables status
> Firewall is stopped.
> 
> I get this error
> 
> client# rpcinfo -p server
> rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: rpcinfo: RPC: Timed out
> 
> What does that error mean?
> 

It means that the client isn't able to contact 'server' on port 111.

Check whether there is a firewall running between the client and 
'server', or a firewall on 'server' which is blocking access. Even 
though other clients can connect to 'server' and get rpcinfo from it, 
there might be a firewall which is restricting which clients can contact 
'server' on that port.


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