> if i remove the line in hosts.deny i can be accessed from anywhere > but if i leave it there, i cantmount linux's nfs on spud. > > what did i do wrong ? > ( i know tcpd is not involved in nfs, but portmap > also reads hosts.allow and hosts.deny ) > Try writing IP adress instead ofname,or, at least full name with domain . But I still suggest IP . Meir