Re: Swapping over Ethernet?

[jwt@example.com (Jim Tittsler)]

In article <ofkJyUr0BArR088yn@example.com>,
jwt@example.com (Jim Tittsler) wrote:
>
>I'm still diskless, as a temporary measure I was trying to swap
>over the ethernet... but swapon keeps telling me that my "mkswap"ped
>swapfile I'm pointing it at is an "invalid device."  Any hints?

Jim,
  I just read today that Linux still doesn't support swapping over
NFS because of some unresolved race conditions.  I guess you'll have
to get more memory or a SCSI cable this weekend.
  Hope this helps,
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