On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 06:16:24AM +0000, neil.openshaw AT bigfoot DOT com 
wrote:
> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> --------------------------------
> ERROR: Host_B: [host Host_A: port 32782 not secure]
> Client check: 1 host checked in 0.085 seconds, 1 problem found
> 
> Each time I run this the port number increases by one. The client is
> running Mandrake8.2, the server Solaris8. I'm guessing the problem is
> security, maybe on the client and the random port used talking back to
> the server.

There's a firewall sitting between the client and server doing NAT/IP
masquerading, right?  NAT/masq changes the port numbers and amanda
doesn't like that.

I can't tell you the solution, but that's most likely the problem.