Re: [LUG] NFS, /etc/resolv.conf rather odd connection.

[Neil Stone <Neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Neil Williams wrote:
> On Thursday 06 Nov 2003 8:19 pm, Andrew Rogers wrote:
>
> > If I do
> > exportfs -r
> > There is a very long delay of about one minute.
> > /etc/init.d/nfs start also gives a delay.
> >
> > When clients try to mount an NFS directory it very rarely suceeds, there
> > is a long delay if it does mount. What I can't quite understand is that
> > if a remove /etc/resolv.conf and restart NFS or do exportfs -r NFS
>
>
> So what's in /etc/resolv.conf?
> Are you running an available DNS with reverse lookup?
> Are you using IP addresses in /etc/export?
>
>
> > behaves perfectly with no long delays.
>
>
> DNS timeout?
>
>
> > How can removing /etc/resolv.conf fix this NFS problem?
>
>
> Because mount is trying to reverse lookup? Not sure. 
>
>
> > How can I configure NFS so that it doesn't depend on /etc/resolv.conf?
>
>
> Make sure /etc/resolv.conf is pointing to an available/working nameserver.

*ponders being an annoying git and saying nothing*

naahh... I have had a similar result in the past...

Wanna know what it was every f****g time ?


the machine was unable to contact its default route... stupid or what ?

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