From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "J. Bruce Fields" Subject: Re: NSFproblem lockd: server not responding, still trying Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:45:50 -0500 Message-ID: <20081210184550.GC31558@fieldses.org> References: <493F00FB.2060105@aust.edu.ng> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org To: Adesuyan Return-path: Received: from mail.fieldses.org ([66.93.2.214]:39212 "EHLO fieldses.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754186AbYLJSpw (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:45:52 -0500 In-Reply-To: <493F00FB.2060105-ufAfj23ATiXovzDjfJyo/Q@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:36:27AM +0100, Adesuyan wrote: > hi guys > > am having some issues with nfs the home directories of all the computers > in my school is mounted on the fileserver via nfs mount . for quite some > times now users have been experiencing issues with their desktop > freezing. i checked the syslogs and i found this > http://pastebin.com/m69dde24e > a little googling showed there was a kernel 2.6 bug which happens > when you have had with fast server cards and slow client cards when a > 2.6.x kernel is used on the server. > the fileserver is on a gigabit card > while the client are all on 10/100 so i guess am affected > i tried apply the fix in this wiki > http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/NFS#NFS_Server_not_responding > but am not sure if i got it right .. or if it applies to the case where > one mounts the home directory from the fileserver but the system > boots up local (not through the network) It's lockd that's not responding, not nfsd, so I don't think the problem you're seeing is the one described there. > someone i met at #linux-nfs suggested i use NFS over TCP on the client Always good advice, but again probably unrelated. > i did but it didnt fix the issue am running ubuntu hardy heron on an > HP server . You're talking here about your nfs server? --b. > any help would be appreciated.this problem has made life very > frustrating for staffs of my school because we use only linux it would > be a great relive if you guys can help us resolve it. thanks in advance