Linux – Can’t mount NFS share from linux server on windows

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There is a linux server supporting NFS v3 and 4, and a virtual machine with WinXP running a client service for NFS. XP can ping the server, but cannot mount NFS shares.

From /etc/exports:

/home/files              
192.168.0.0/24(ro,all_squash,anonuid=1003,anongid=1003,insecure,no_subtree_check)

--debug option is passed to nfsd, but no corresponding output in /var/log/messages was seen. Looks like requests didn’t come to the server at all.

On windows when I run 

mount 192.168.0.1:\home\files Z:

I got 

ERROR — Invalid command line argument
mount 192.168.0.1:\home\files Z:
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If I go with

net use Z: 192.168.0.1:\home\files

It throws

System error 67 has occurred. 
The network name cannot be found.

After small change in address

net use Z: \\192.168.0.1\home\files

It skips for a second then gives another error:

System error 1231 has occurred.
The network location cannot be reached. For information about network troubleshooting, see Windows Help.

According to the digital signature and the last mod time of the ‘UNIX services’ downloaded, they’re presumably of 2003–2004 year. The Linux kernel running the server is new—3.10, so there might be a some kind of incompatibility. However, NFS v4 was released yet in the December 2000, so I’m not sure. I’ve tried to disable windows’s firewall, but with no luck. The server shouldn’t be blocking any ports for the NAT.

Best Answer

Try executing the following command
mount 192.168.0.1://home/files Z:

This should work for you.

If you want to mount the root folder, then execute the command
mount 192.168.0.1:/! Z:

PS: As for why this works, have no idea, I am a total NFS noob... If anyone knows please share it in the comments.

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