We use Scientific Linux 4.2 with kernel 2.6.9-22.0.1.EL and also with
Scientific Linux 4.0 2.6.9-5.0.5.EL the same problem
Jorge
On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 13:15, Matt Hyclak wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 01:04:11PM +0100, Jorge Izquierdo (UAM) enlightened
> us:
> > We are using amanda software to backup our servers and workstations
> > onour department and we have a problem with the iptables configurations
> > ofsome of the amanda clients.
> >
> > The problem is with the stations with Linux with kernel version
> > 2.6. Using the same configuration as in Linux with kernel 2.4 for the
> > iptables software the ones with kernel 2.6 reports an error when trying
> > to make the backup because the server cannot connect to TCP ports
> > suggested by the client. Those ports are not opened by default on the
> > iptables configuration, the ip_conntrack_amanda module loaded from the
> > /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config file, should open those ports (ramdomly
> > chosed by the client) related to the first connection.
> >
> > So it seems that the ip_conntrack_amanda module on kernel 2.6 does not
> > work properly. Any ideas? Any bug? One posible solution could be to open
> > the range of ports from which client randomly select the port to dump
> > the backup to server. Does anybody knows what this range is in the
> > amanda-client RPM package or how to discover it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance if anybody may help me.
> >
>
> What version of 2.6? There was an off-by-one type of error in Fedora Core
> 2's kernels at one point around 2.6.5, I think. ip_conntrack_amanda works
> just fine on my CentOS (RHEL) 4 machines, which is 2.6.9. All I do on
> clients is allow udp 10080 through and load ip_conntrack_amanda.
>
> Matt
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Jorge Izquierdo e-mail: jorge.izquierdo AT uam DOT es
Laboratorio de FÃsica de Altas EnergÃas
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Phone: 34 91 497 3976
Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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