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> I have nfs-utils installed on the client too.

> Nmap showed SUNRPC to be up, but all I get when trying to mount
> a directory from the client with

> mount serverNAME:/home ~/test

> is

> mount: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Unable to receive

>>I'm trying to set up a NFS server, and installed
>>nfs-utils, edited /etc/exports, checked hosts.allow, deny,
>>and the firewalls.  Started portmap and nfs from the scripts
>>(rh7.3) and did exportfs -ra.

>>I have nfs-utils installed on the client too.

>>Nmap showed SUNRPC to be up, but all I get when trying to mount
>>a directory from the client with

>>mount serverNAME:/home ~/test

>>is

>>mount: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Unable to receive

> make sure portmap is running on both systems and can be queried
> from the other machine with rpcinfo -p <other machine> then try
> querying the nfs server with showmount -e <other machine>

> karl.

> I'm having the exact same problem. rpcinfo -p from the client shows
> portmapper on both client and server. From what I've gathered from other
>   newsgroup postings, this problem has to do with ipchains, but I
> haven't got that figured out.

> I've the sames error using autofs to mount nfs. My rpcinfo -p is
> correct, and showmount -e host see nfs filesystems exported.
> I've no firewall setting up. It have been disabled with chkconfig.

> If someone have an idea about this, you're welcome.

> > I'm having the exact same problem. rpcinfo -p from the client shows
> > portmapper on both client and server. From what I've gathered from other
> >   newsgroup postings, this problem has to do with ipchains, but I
> > haven't got that figured out.

> shutdown the firewall to see if that works.  use something like

> /etc/rc.d/init.d/ipchains stop
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables stop

> try the mounting again, if it works then look more closely at the
> firewall side of things.

> karl.