Re: [TCLUG:15942] Network newbie Q

[Eric F Crist <ecrist@ardent-hacker.net>]

As insecure as it sounds, for the purpose of the install, do a (as root) chmod
0777 /mnt/cdrom  This will allow everyone to access the cdrom.  I hope this
fixes your prob.

Eric


On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, you wrote: > Ok, kids, I'm hoping this is
an easy question for a couple of gurus: > 
> I have a boatload of old machines and am making baby steps into
> networking.  I got Caldera 2.2 to install on the first machine (the one
> that has the CD-ROM), and am now trying to bootstrap linux onto the other
> machines via an NFS install.  Right now, I've just got two machines both
> running honest-to-Pete NE2000 NIC's through a little D-Link hub.  I have
> even gotten the first machine (ontario.rephil.org 192.168.0.1) to ping the
> card of the second machine(erie.rephil.org 192.168.0.2).  I also used
> 'rlogin ontario' to "remote" login on the first machine, so I'm pretty
> sure that everything is copacetic with the net stuff on that machine.
> 
> Using Caldera's install (the old LISA, non-graphics method, since these
> are ancient EGA/VGA video cards), everything goes swimmingly, until the
> point where it tries to access the NFS mounted cdrom.  It checks that /mnt
> isn't locally used, but when it tries
> 
>  mount -t nfs -o ro 192.168.0.1:/mnt/cdrom /mnt
>  (in the script -- I spec the remote directory)
> 
> I get a "Permission denied" error.
> 
> I have the following in the /etc/exports file on ontario:
> 
> /mnt/cdrom	*(ro)	;I have also tried
> /mnt/cdrom	192.168.0.*(ro)
> 
> When I change this, I use the /etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs {stop|start} file to
> make sure the daemons have the correct files at their disposal.
> 
> I have nothing at all in /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny, which (if
> I'm reading correctly) should mean that anyone can get access to the NFS
> services.  I know it's not a good way to run, but right now I'm just on
> the "workbench."
> 
> Can anyone suggest (or even better:  tell me definitively!) how to make
> the new machine see the files on the distro CD?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Phil M
> 
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