hi i found the solution it was a firewall problem when i stoped the iptables services every thing is fine but when i started it again the problem is back again how to enable the nis though the firewall --------------------------------- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list