Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Client in LAN, Server in the Internet

2010-08-14 17:23:32
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Client in LAN, Server in the Internet
From: "Markus Lanz" <hatori.hanzo AT gmx DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:20:20 +0200
-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:26:30 -0400
> Von: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
> An: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Betreff: Re: [Bacula-users] Client in LAN, Server in the Internet

> On 8/14/2010 1:56 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> > On 08/14/10 13:16, Markus Lanz wrote:
> >>> On 08/11/10 18:00, Markus Lanz wrote:
> >>>> Hi
> >>>>
> >>>> Is it possible to have the server in the internet and the client in
> the
> >>> LAN? The client would be behind the firewall and not directly
> reachable by
> >>> the server. Only the client can reach the server directly?
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm asking because there are some backup programms where the server
> is
> >>> initiating the backup. But in my case the server has to be offsite and
> >>> therefore the client need to start the backup job by it self.
> >>>
> >>> If you can set up an SSH tunnel between the client and server, no
> >>> problem.  If you can forward the necessary ports through the firewall,
> >>> no problem.  If neither of the above applies, sorry, you're totally
> out
> >>> of luck, the Director cannot initiate a backup on a client it cannot
> >>> communicate with.
> >>
> >> Yes i can set up an SSH tunnel, but i have several clients not just
> one. Does it also work with lets say three clients?
> >
> > Honestly, I have never tried tunnelling the same port to multiple
> > different hosts.  There's no question that it can be *done* with SSH;
> > you simply need different local ports for each remote host.  Getting
> > Bacula to *work* over those multiple SSH tunnels is another problem
> > altogether.
> >
> > This increasingly looks to me as though your only options for making
> > this work are either port forwarding to the clients through their
> > respective firewalls, which will work for only one client behind each
> > given firewall, or setting up a full-fledged VPN.
> 
> I think you should consider OpenVPN.
> 
> -- 
> Dan Langille - http://langille.org/


I don't know. Can openvpn really help in my case?? Remember, i cannot open or 
even forward a port on the router where the clients are hidden behind?
Wouldn't i have to set up a site to site VPN from one router to the other 
either, if i could access the router?
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