On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 16:54, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 16:48 12 Nov 2003, Philip Mores <philip.mores@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > | I setup NIS server, the only NIS server. When I tried connecting the > | workstation, this error occurred during startup of the workstation: > | Listening for an NIS domain server ..... [FAILED]. I logged to the > | workstation as root and tried restarting the ypbind service but this error > | appeared: ypbind failed. The error was: Binding to the NIS domain: [OK] > | Listening for an NIS domain server [FAILED]. > > Are the client and server on the same subnet? Listening mode is done with > broadcasts, which require the server to be on the same net. Alternatively > you can specify a particular server when you set it up. The Other > possibility is that you have mistyped the NIS domain name. > 99.9% of the time, when I see this type of problem on Red Hat, it's iptables rules blocking your way... 'lokkit --disabled' will disable your firewall rules. If that fixes your problem, then be sure and take the time to figure out how to have a firewall, but allow portmap based services. Brent > Cheers, > -- > Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 > http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ > > When you're all dressed up and no place to go. - B.H. Burt (19th cent) -- Brent <brentley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> GPG ID: 1024D/09D551AC Fingerprint: A05E 32DF 9EDF 45F3 25AA 3E74 7678 CE7A 09D5 51AC
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