[ale] NFS with DHCP?

[aaron]

Previously, Jeff Hubbs typed into the ether:
> Aaron -
> What goes wrong?

"can't find address" with the mount attempts is what I was seeing.

> What happens if you set up fixed IP addresses on both machines
> and try it?  

Hadn't tried that because I thought using DHCP (required for my ADSL
router/server setup) precluded entering any fixed addressing.

On your suggestion I have gone ahead and added host names and fixed
addresses (from within the DHCP pool)... 

... Added A.localdomain to B's hosts and B.localdomain to
A's hosts...

...and that seems to have it working as advertised now.

...a "*.localdomain" dest export from 'A' will mount mount on 'B'.
...a "B.localdomain" dest export from 'A' mounts as well.

The pump / dhcp connection to the ADSL dosn't seem too bothered about
the fixed addresses, though I'm still feeling uncertain about how
DHCP works. %^P

> I dont' think there's anything about the use of DHCP that shold affect NFS
> other than the fact that the addresses you use on the exporting side, if
> any, to restrict access have to be appropriately wildcarded.

I understand wildcarding the "destinations" in /etc/exports.
Should I be doing something similar in /etc/hosts? That can be done?

And thanks for the assist, Jeff! Its most of the way there now
and just a few questions are lingering.


peace
(after justice)
aaron



--------- Original Message ------------
> From: aaron [mailto:aaron at pd.org]
> OK; I've read and experimented enough to ask for outside help on this
> one...
> 
> I have a simple 2 machine network with a hub and an ADSL connection.
> The ADSL modem is acutally doing several chores as shown below: 
> 
> <A.localdomain> ---| H |
>                    | U |--- <ADSL Modem / DHCP Server / Router / Filter>
> <B.localdomain> ---| B |
> 
[snip]
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