[OLUG] nfs errors

[Patrick Swartz]

Could someone help me out with a problem/challenge I am having with nfs in 
Linux?
The hardware is a Gateway ALR 8300 server (dual PIIIxeon with 256M memory), 
an ICP-Vortex ultra2 raid-controller with 64M memory going to a Raid5+HS 
array using 11 Seagate 50G hds on 2 channels.
I am using RH6.0 on the server with a SMP kernel.

There are only about 10 clients that connect (RH5.1 & RH5.2) using nfs, and 
about 50 NTwks using Samba.

The nfs clients are getting "nfs server alstar2 not responding, still 
trying" then latter, "nfs server alstar2 ok".  Of course every nfs clients 
receives this message.

Below is an shortened version of dmesg

svc: bad direction 1, dropping request
svc: bad direction 1, dropping request
svc: bad direction 1, dropping request
eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050  0000 at 1088811169/1088811169 
command 000ca000.
eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050  0000 at 1091234588/1091234588 
command 000ca000.
eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
EXT2-fs warning (device sd(8,17)): ext2_free_inode: bit already cleared for 
inode 53772289
find_fh_dentry: 08:11/53788673 dir/53772289 not found!
EXT2-fs warning (device sd(8,17)): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared 
for block 107544578
EXT2-fs warning (device sd(8,17)): ext2_free_inode: bit already cleared for 
inode 53772289
find_fh_dentry: 08:11/53788673 dir/53772289 not found!
eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050  0000 at 1130807607/1130807607 
command 000ca000.
eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
svc: bad direction 1, dropping request

I'm not sure what all of these errors mean.  The netstat info looks great. 
Here are the numbers from netstat:  rx-ok =1483639244, rx-err=0, rx-drp=0, 
tx-ok=1396549959,tx-drp=14,flg=256.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Patrick Swartz
pswartz at digitalrom.com

ps: I apologize in advance for posting using a windoze emailer -- it's my 
only option at this time.


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