selfcheck request timed out

[Gerald T. Freymann]

And while tinkering, I deinstalled and re-installed the ports version... I
always get this error when it tries to check the PC slices:

Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
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WARNING: amanda: selfcheck request timed out.  Host down?
Client check: 3 hosts checked in 30.438 seconds, 1 problem found.

(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.1p1)

This is starting to drive me nuts. I can't figure out why it won't
communicate with the PC's.