[syslinux] Linux client cannot mount to NFS-Root: Portmap RPC call returned error 101

[H. Peter Anvin]

a s p a s i a wrote:
> All - forgive me for the naive question:
> 
>> NFS problems aren't related to syslinux or any boot loader at all. This
>> really isn't the forum for such questions.
> 
> Am a newbie to PXE booting and Linux;  I misunderstood my nomenclature
> and thought PXE booting was somehow related to "syslinux"... thank you
> for clarifying that it is not.
> 
> I get confused, as I used the following as a guide to my objective:
> 
> http://www.digitalpeer.com/id/linuxnfs
> 
> I will therefore appropriately search for the mailing list for
> linuxnfs, fedora/centos and PXE-booting-on linux specifically.
> 

Well, it is... PXELINUX (part of SYSLINUX) is what's used to get the 
system to the point where the kernel and initrd is loaded.

At that point, things are technically out of scope for this mailing 
list, although the consensus last time the question was asked was to 
allow that kind of discussion anyway.

	-hpa