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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> It worked with the big kernel.
> mount -t nfs 192.168.1.1:/ mnt

That should be: mount -t nfs 192.168.1.1:/  /mnt

> Mounted it on /mnt of 192.168.1.2 (computer on right 
> can how read files from computer on left).

It can also write files (if you put rw in /etc/exports).

> Should I be able to mount BL2 from one computer on BL3 
> of another computer?  

Yes, it doesn't matter which version of Linux is running
the NFS server.  Or Unix for that matter.

> I have not tried yet to run programs from the other computer.

Executing should work (you'll probably need the full path name).

> Can this sort of setup be used to share a dialup connection 
> the way the serial/telnet network could?  

No.  All you get from the NFS server is the specified
filesystem.

> do we need a firewall or something?

A firewall (with ip maskerading) is the usual way 
of sharing an internet connection (gateway).

> What do I need to add to my 2.4.31 kernel to avoid using 
> sunrpc, lockd, and nfs, in case they won't insmod there 
> either?  

CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
CONFIG_SUNRPC=y
CONFIG_LOCKD=y

Cheers,
Steven