RPC ?

[Vincent Toussaint]

I keep getting error about RPC :(
here's two examples...
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C:\SFU\nfs>showmnt -e SERVERNAME
RPC: Program not registeredRPC: Port mapper failure -
RPC: Timed out
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E:\temp>rkill /view COMPUTERNAME

The RPC server is unavailable.
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I'm not familiar with RPC... What should I do. ??? I
know that I didn't install any portmapper but it seems
that every KB article is pointing to portmapping
problems...

Also, I found this in Event Log of one of my standalone
server :
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: rpc.dll
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: 2/20/2003
Time: 5:18:11 PM
User: N/A
Computer: 3DSERVER
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( rpc.dll )
cannot be found. The local computer may not have the
necessary registry information or message DLL files to
display messages from a remote computer. The following
information is part of the event: sunrpc report: 997,
Cannot register service: RPC: Unable to receiveError
10054,
..
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Help... arrrghghh !!

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Vincent Toussaint
Network Administrator
Hybride Technologies
www.hybride.com

[Matjaz Ladava]

You have installed Services For Unix and they install SUN's RPC protocol.
Port mapper or endpoint mapper is RPC service that listens on port 135 (MS
RPC) or 111 (SUN RPC) and services RPC request for specific services
registered with RPC (AD, Exchange, NetBIOS,....). These services are
registered with special UUID which identifies them with RPC.

Obviously something is messed up. Try removing/reinstalling SFU.

Regards

Matjaz Ladava

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