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Kurt Tunkko wrote:
> I have maybe the same problem when trying to backup a windows xp laptop 
> that is connected via VPN to the backuppc-server.
> 
> Unfortunately even when I have established a connection I can not start 
> the backup, because I get the following error message:
> 
> <TIMESTAMP> Unknown host laptopclient for status request
> <TIMESTAMP> User backuppc requested backup of unknown host laptopclient
> 
> *** My Setup ***
> OpenVPN with IPCop / Zerina
> Client IP: 10.128.0.6
> 
> backuppc's /etc/hosts contains a line
> laptopclient  10.128.0.6
> 
> backuppcs /etc/hosts contains a line:
> x31   0       backuppc
> 
> I also tried to use 1 instead of zero but I get the same error message
> 
> *** Tests ***
> ping from backuppc to laptopclient is working
> ping from laptopclient to backuppc is working
> 
> 
> Any idea what could be the reason that backuppc doesn't start the 
> backup? The Windows XP firewall is not activated on the client.

To see what backuppc is doing, and why it doesn't work, login to your
backuppc server as the user backuppc.
Run "/usr/share/backuppc/bin/Backuppc_dump -v laptopclient" and send the
output to the list if you can't work out what is wrong.

Regards,
Adam
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