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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] NFS through a firewall

Roger Mason

2008-04-14

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Hamie <hamish@(protected):

> On Friday 11 April 2008 13:49:11 Roger Mason wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to configure the firewall on a client to allow that client
>> to mount an nfs directory. The client runs a netfilter firewall, the
>> server uses tcpwrapper.
>
> Do you have the option to run nfsv4? It uses only port tcp-2049. That way you
> don't need portmapper (port 111), lockmgr, status, or mountd.

Not at the moment: the server is running a very old (obsolete)
profile, so it is hard to update. A complete rebuild is on my agenda,
but I won't get to it for a few weeks.

It looks like a good solution though.

Cheers,
Roger
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