[wplug] NFS mount problem

Gentgeen gentgeen at linuxmail.org
Mon Jun 28 01:33:22 EDT 2004


I have, what appears to me, to be a really strange problem with the file
server in my house.  I have checked /var/log/syslog and
/var/log/messages without any clues.  I hope someone here can help.  

-- For reference, my file server is called 'kingpin' my desktop is
called 'linuxbox' and my laptop is called 'thinkpad' -- 

>From linuxbox, I mount the NFS share folder, and can do all the file
operations I want, as long as I stay within the console or an Xterm. 
Copy, move, rename, create new files, edit old files, etc.  I can also
open some files with the likes of OpenOffice, AbiWord, Gimp.  And it
does not seem to matter how big or small the file is.  I have done
copies, renames, and edits on both large and small files.  The problem
occures with what seems to be data the seem to be 'streamed'(not sure it
that is the right word for this).  If I run nautilus on the directory,
try to play a .m3u or .ogg files with XMMS off the directory, save my
riped CDs to that directory with GRIP - the app freezes.  The only thing
the logs say is 

Jun 27 13:22:20 linuxbox kernel: nfs: server 192.168.0.10 not
responding, still trying
Jun 27 13:22:20 linuxbox kernel: nfs: server 192.168.0.10 not
responding, still trying
Jun 27 13:24:04 linuxbox kernel: nfs: task 17523 can't get a request
slot

Now, when I tried the same things from my laptop, I had no problems - I
can run XMMS, GRIP, nautilus on the 'kingpin' share without any problem.

So, thinking the problem was with 'linuxbox', I tried all the same
things to a shared directory on the laptop, but everything worked fine. 
I can run XMMS, GRIP, nautilus on the 'thinkpad' share without any
problem.

So the freeze-ups only accure between 'linuxbox' and 'kingpin', and only
happen when there seems to be a heavy stream of data.

Both laptop('thinkpad') and desktop('linuxbox') have the exact same line
for the appropriate line in /etc/fstab. 

There does not appear to be anything in the 'kingpin' log files. 

So I am completely stumped on even what to look for as a problem -- ANY
help or insite would be great.

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