rpcinfo -p returns "can't contact portmapper: RPC: Timed out"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Problems when using rpcinfo with a remote host
  • We have problems when running the command "rpcinfo -p host_remoto", we are getting error.
[root@hostname ~]# rpcinfo -p bvtolremai01
rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Timed out 
  • The command "rpcinfo -p" ran directly from the remote machine works properly:
[root@hostname ~]# rpcinfo -p
   program version netid     address                service    owner
    100000    4    tcp6      ::.0.111               portmapper superuser
    100000    3    tcp6      ::.0.111               portmapper superuser
    100000    4    udp6      ::.0.111               portmapper superuser
    100000    3    udp6      ::.0.111               portmapper superuser
    100000    4    tcp       0.0.0.0.0.111          portmapper superuser
    100000    3    tcp       0.0.0.0.0.111          portmapper superuser
    100000    2    tcp       0.0.0.0.0.111          portmapper superuser
    100000    4    udp       0.0.0.0.0.111          portmapper superuser
    100000    3    udp       0.0.0.0.0.111          portmapper superuser
    100000    2    udp       0.0.0.0.0.111          portmapper superuser
    100000    4    local     /var/run/rpcbind.sock  portmapper superuser
    100000    3    local     /var/run/rpcbind.sock  portmapper superuser
    390600   20    tcp6      ::.7.228               arserverd  unknown
    390601   20    tcp6      ::.7.228               arserverd  unknown
    390619   20    tcp6      ::.7.228               arserverd  unknown
...
....
    390699   20   tcp   2020
    390695    1   tcp  32529  arserverd
    390695    2   tcp  32529  arserverd
    390695    3   tcp  32529  arserverd
    390695    4   tcp  32529  arserverd
  • If we restart the "rpcbind" service, it works with the first request, but it happens the same issue with the following ones.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • BMC Remedy

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