How can I easily set up a network with Fedora 7 & 8?

[joe.pelayo]

Hello everybody.

Yesterday I faced the problem of managing my information and decided to keep a copy (for editing & accessing and such) in my desktop's computer big HDD, and keep a backup in an USB HDD.

I have a small router (4 ports) in which are plugged both my desktop and my laptop, and I want to give the laptop access to the files stored in the desktop through the network (it only provides internet to both machines now), I know it can be done because I did it in the past with Windows.

My question here is, what is the easiest way to do it? I mean, I have read a book I have "The Linux Bible" which deals with commands like export and such, but those commands simply fail with rpc/portmapper error messages! Up to this point I've edited the /etc/hosts file and can ping both machines, I have set the directory to share in /etc/exports, I've installed all NFS related stuff and made sure it is being run in both machines (rebooted several times to make changes take effect), I've told the router to keep the same IP for both machines (it used to change it from time to time), but to no avail: I can not share files between the machines! I'd like to see the file I am actually sharing in the "Network" section of Nautilus.

Something as simple as VNC remote desktop, which works like a charm with Ubuntu, simply refuses to work with Fedora (?). Is there something extra I have to do? It is supposed to be Linux at the end...

Thanks.
Joe.

[Brian1]

Several post here describe setup for VNC. Check them out.
Yes Fedora can be be a server. All Linux distros are server. Just have to have the server app installed.

Brian

[joe.pelayo]

Originally Posted by Brian1

Several post here describe setup for VNC. Check them out.
Yes Fedora can be be a server. All Linux distros are server. Just have to have the server app installed.

Brian

Well, you see.. I am not really interested in setting up VNC, I just want to set up a basic network, and yes, all the NFS stuff is already installed and somehow configured, but it does not work still.

Any good tutorial at hand to set up NFS shares with Fedora? I found this one http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=94257 but don't know what server to configure.

Thanks.
Joe.

[Brian1]

Hi Joe is there a firewall enabled on the nfs server?
If so disable it for the moment and try connecting. If that works then NFS and some other things must be done if Firewall is up on Fedora systems. I would have to search for that link. But first disable the firewall if up.

Brian

[joe.pelayo]

Originally Posted by Brian1

Hi Joe is there a firewall enabled on the nfs server?
If so disable it for the moment and try connecting. If that works then NFS and some other things must be done if Firewall is up on Fedora systems. I would have to search for that link. But first disable the firewall if up.

Brian

In both the server and the client?

[joe.pelayo]

Can't I simply find out which ports are to be used and open them in the firewall?

[joe.pelayo]

Well, I used this tutorial/scripts, and it is now up & running http://fconfig.wordpress.com/2006/08...ra-nfs-server/

Thanks.
Joe.

[Brian1]

Here is the info i used for NFS through a Firewall. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=294069
Check post number 4.

Brian

[joe.pelayo]

Originally Posted by Brian1

Here is the info i used for NFS through a Firewall. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=294069
Check post number 4.

Brian

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Joe.

[joe.pelayo]

Thanks a lot Brian1, I used the configuration you suggested and it worked! Now I don't even need to run strange scripts. Your's is a more civilized method.

Joe.

[Brian1]

Your welcome. glad to be of help.
Brian