Neighbour Table Overflow on NFS Server

[Mark S. Mathews]

I may be completely off-base here, but I seem to recall getting some of
these a long time ago.  At the time I think it was cause by a lack of a
loopback device and routes.

-Mark

On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Cal Erickson wrote:

>
> Navin,
>  The message "neighbour table overflow" is the result of some
> changes to the IP stack software in Linux version 2.2.x +. This
> simply means that you are unable to connect to your NFS
> server.  It may be related to the driver, but it may also be
> related to other issues, such as NFS server not running or
> incorrectly installed, no physical connectivity to NFS server,
> etc.  Check the configuration of your NFS server and IP
> network before diving into the driver.
>
> Cal Erickson
>
> Navin Boppuri wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have been debugging my custom 823 board. I have an NFS Server setup on
> > which my kernel on the board mounts. I have using this server without any
> > problems for more than a month. All of the sudden, my NFS Server complains
> > of "Neighbour Table overflow" . The NFS Server was not modified, nor
> > restarted. The error also says that the Server returned error -5.  Can
> > someone suggest any remedy for this problem?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Navin Boppuri
> >
>
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