On Friday 06 June 2003 12:21, Frank Smith wrote: >If you run a Linux 2.5 kernel there is Amanda support built in to > the kernel (actually its an option in the netfilter section of the > kernel config, you have to enable it). On older kernels, your best > bet is to rebuild your Amanda server and clients using the > 'portrange' options to limit Amanda to a narrow range of ports and > have your firewall rules allow traffic on those ports between the > client and server. > Another option is to rsync the desired directories on the remote > server to somewhere local that you could then back up. > >Frank
FWIW, that is also a function available in the last 3 or 4 of the 'rc' candidates for kernel 2.4.21. I haven't tried it myself as my firewall machine is on this side of the firewall as far as access to back it up is concerned. >--On Friday, June 06, 2003 10:52:10 -0500 "F.M. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I am attempting to backup a system that is on the other side of an >> iptables/netfilter firewall. I have opened ports 10080 10082 an >> 10083 for udp and tcp. The system passes amcheck, but the dump >> give me this report. (dogs is in fact offline, I am trying to >> backup ftp) >> >> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: >> planner: ERROR Request to dogs timed out. >> ftp / lev 0 FAILED 20030606[could not connect to ftp] >> ftp /home/ftp lev 0 FAILED 20030606[could not connect to >> ftp] dogs / RESULTS MISSING >> dogs /export/home RESULTS MISSING >> >> All the other systems in this set backup just fine. >> >> What am I missing here. >> >> -- >> Mike Taylor. GSEC/GCFW 'Non Impediti Ratione Cogitationis' >> Coordinator of Systems Administration and Network Security >> Indiana State University. Rankin Hall Rm 052 >> 210 N 7th St. Terre Haute, IN. >> Voice: 812-237-8843 > >-- >Frank Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator > Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online > Fax: 512-374-4501 -- Cheers, Gene AMD [EMAIL PROTECTED] 320M [EMAIL PROTECTED] 512M 99.26% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attornies please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2003 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
