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authorroberto <roberto@FreeBSD.org>1996-01-22 17:44:30 +0000
committerroberto <roberto@FreeBSD.org>1996-01-22 17:44:30 +0000
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Syntax corrections.
Submitted by: john@starfire.MN.ORG (John Lind)
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Id: nfs.sgml,v 1.3 1995/09/27 00:46:23 jmz Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: nfs.sgml,v 1.4 1995/12/04 17:58:42 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<sect><heading>NFS<label id="nfs"></heading>
@@ -24,12 +24,19 @@ situation cannot be resolved.
Though the "correct" solution is to get a higher performance and capacity
Ethernet adapter for the FreeBSD system, there is a simple workaround that
will allow satisfactory operation. If the FreeBSD system is the SERVER,
-include the option "wsize=1024" on the mount from the client. If the
+include the option "-w=1024" on the mount from the client. If the
FreeBSD system is the CLIENT, then mount the NFS file system with the
-option "rsize=1024". These options may be specified using the fourth
+option "-r=1024". These options may be specified using the fourth
field of the fstab entry on the client for automatic mounts, or by using
the "-o" parameter of the mount command for manual mounts.
+It should be noted that there is a different problem,
+sometimes mistaken for this one,
+when the NFS servers and clients are on different networks.
+If that is the case, make CERTAIN that your routers are routing the
+necessary UDP information, or you won't get anywhere, no matter
+what else you are doing.
+
In the following examples, "fastws" is the host (interface) name of a
high-performance workstation, and "freebox" is the host (interface) name of
a FreeBSD system with a lower-performance Ethernet adapter. Also,
@@ -40,15 +47,15 @@ system. In all cases, note that additional options, such as "hard" or
Examples for the FreeBSD system ("freebox") as the client:
in <tt>/etc/fstab</tt> on freebox:
-fastws:/sharedfs /project nfs rw,rsize=1024 0 0
+fastws:/sharedfs /project nfs rw,-r=1024 0 0
as a manual mount command on freebox:
-mount -t nfs -o rsize=1024 fastws:/sharedfs /project
+mount -t nfs -o -r=1024 fastws:/sharedfs /project
Examples for the FreeBSD system as the server:
in <tt>/etc/fstab</tt> on fastws:
-freebox:/sharedfs /project nfs rw,wsize=1024 0 0
+freebox:/sharedfs /project nfs rw,-w=1024 0 0
as a manual mount command on fastws:
-mount -t nfs -o wsize=1024 freebox:/sharedfs /project
+mount -t nfs -o -w=1024 freebox:/sharedfs /project
Nearly any 16-bit Ethernet adapter will allow operation without the above
restrictions on the read or write size.
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