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" 
<ccmike AT isugw.indstate DOT edu> 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.
>>
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