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From: jweldon@renegade.sgi.com (Jack P. Weldon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: SGI/Sun mountd errors (was Re: Power Series Iris as NFS file server?)
Keywords: NFS
Message-ID: <8663@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 7 Jun 90 16:38:45 GMT
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In article <41945@brunix.UUCP> sgf@cfm.brown.edu (Sam Fulcomer) writes:
>In article <8441@odin.corp.sgi.com> jweldon@renegade.sgi.com (Jack P. Weldon) writes:
>>There is a problem with Sun's backoff algorithm in 4.1 mountd, and Sun has 
>>
>>*********************************************************************
>>The result is that SunOS4.1 clients cannot NFS mount SGI filesystems.
>>*********************************************************************
>>
>
>Hmmm..., Well, while we're waiting for the SGI "break" there're two easy solutions:
>
[code deleted]

No break necessary--it is Sun's bug, not SGI's. We are just trying to create
a workaround in our code for those folks who cannot get a fix from Sun.

PS: Sun has fixed the bug, and will fedex a new /etc/mount to anyone who
has support.  Just give them a call.

Cheers, 
			        	Mouthletic (mowth' let ik)
Jack P. Weldon             adj. Having the useless talent of being able to
(jweldon@sgi.com)          twist a cherry stem into a knot with one's tongue.