I'm trying to get a new Amanda client working with my existing Amanda
system. My tapehost is a Debian/GNU 4.0 system named
'centernet.jhuccp.org.' It uses 'backup' as the Amanda username. My
client is host 'tobaccodev.jhuccp.org' with CentOS 5, using 'amanda' as
the Amanda user. The client 'amanda' has a ~/.amandahosts file
containing:

[root@tobaccodev ~]# cat /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts
centernet.jhuccp.org backup
cn2.jhuccp.org backup
[root@tobaccodev ~]#

I have netstat output showing amanda listening, /etc/xinet.d/amanda with
proper (I think) configuration, tcpdump with packets arriving for amanda
from centernet, but the tapehost reports:

backup@cn2:~$ amcheck -c DBackup tobaccodev

Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
--------------------------------
WARNING: tobaccodev: selfcheck request failed: timeout waiting for ACK
Client check: 1 host checked in 30.019 seconds, 1 problem found

(brought to you by Amanda 2.5.1p1)
backup@cn2:~$

I'm running iptables on tobaccodev, but I set up a firewall rule
according to
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Set_Up_iptables_for_Amanda that
I thought should have worked:

[root@tobaccodev ~]# iptables -t filter -A INPUT -p udp -m udp -s
centernet.jhuccp.org --dport 10080 -j ACCEPT
[root@tobaccodev ~]# iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         
RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  anywhere             anywhere            
ACCEPT     udp  --  centernet.jhuccp.org  anywhere            udp
dpt:amanda 
<snip>

I can't find any Amanda log files on the client tobaccodev.

Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong? Is there any other diagnostic
I can run or send in to help troubleshoot this problem?

Thanks so much for your help, suggestions and advice.

-Kevin

Kevin Zembower
Internet Services Group manager
Center for Communication Programs
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, Maryland  21202
410-659-6139