Comment 12 for bug 71212

I'm also experiencing this bug, between a server running edgy ubuntu-server with nfs-kernel-server installed, and a desktop running edgy ubuntu-desktop with nfs-common installed.

Whether I transfer the files through using Nautilus or a terminal, transfer TO the NFS share hangs my desktop (completely but temporarily; Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will not work, but the desktop is entirely usable when transfer finishes); transfer FROM the share proceeds at nearly the same speed, but doesn't result in any noticeable slowdown of GNOME.

I've attached the result of some tests I found in the official NFS HOW-TO: http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/ar01s05.html. Again, the former freezes GNOME; the latter does not. I can't find any useful information in dmesg. The speeds are comparable to using SCP.