From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 27 05:45:27 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id FAA03294 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 05:45:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from garion.hq.ferg.com (pm1-16.wmbg.widomaker.com [204.17.220.116]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id FAA03277 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 05:45:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost.hq.ferg.com (localhost.hq.ferg.com [127.0.0.1]) by garion.hq.ferg.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id IAA03864; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 08:44:51 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199608271244.IAA03864@garion.hq.ferg.com> X-Authentication-Warning: garion.hq.ferg.com: Host localhost.hq.ferg.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.7 5/3/96 From: Branson Matheson To: "Boyd R. Faulkner" cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: mounting Linux NFS FSs In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 26 Aug 1996 22:10:19 -0459." <199608270310.WAA00364@utgard.bga.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 08:44:50 -0400 Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk -------- "Boyd R. Faulkner" uttered with conviction: >I want to back up my Linux/DOS machine via NFS. After all, my good >hardware IS on the FreeBSD box. Every time I try to mount, the mount >passes but the file system is not there and any access to the mount >point gives Stale NFS handle. What can I do to make this work? Use amanda... don't need nfs ( or its massive overhead ) and it will be faster.. if you need help with configuration, post to the amanda-questions list.. I monitor that heavily. As for the nfs problems I don't know.. don't have any linux boxes. -branson -- ============================================================================= Branson Matheson | Ferguson Enterprises | If Pete and Repeat were System Administrator | W: (804) 874-7795 | sittin on a fence and Pete Unix, Perl, WWW | branson@widomaker.com | fell off, who is left?