nfs share with wireless laptop

Martin Ericsson nitram.ericsson at gmail.com
Tue Jan 3 02:26:32 UTC 2006


tis 2006-01-03 klockan 03:00 +0100 skrev Martin Ericsson:
> Hi!
> My home network consists of a laptop, a linksys router and a desktop
> computer. I want to share a folder on my desktop with my laptop. I've
> done it manually, with "mount -t nfs.." but where should I place this
> command to make it mount automatically as soon as my computer connects
> to my home wireless network? Can I make it work with networkmanager?
> 
> And do I need portmap? 
> 
> I've also read that NFS is unstable if you don't unmount your shares
> properly, so what happens if the network goes down? Should I choose
> samba instead?
> 
> Regards,
> Martin Ericsson
> 

I forgot to mention that my desktop computer isn't always running. So my
question is: how do I best share a folder on my desktop computer so that
it automatically gets mounted on my laptop when the laptop is on my home
network and my desktop computer is running?

Martin Ericsson






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