>   I'm setting up a new install of BackupPC on Ubuntu 10.04, and have run
> into a problem.  I have rsyncd running fine on both a Win XP and Win 7
> machine, I'm able to login to the share from the terminal of the server
> running BackupPC with the command rsync user@host::backup, and get a
> listing after entering the password.  I'm pretty sure that means my
> clients are configured properly.  However, when I try to do a backup, I
> get
>
> Backup failed oncomputer
> <http://copia.gccsda.com/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?host=alapierre-d630>
> (inet connect: Connection timed out)
>
>
> I've checked all the XFER settings, and they all appear to be correct.
>
> XferMethod = rsyncd
> RsyncShareName = backup (same as the rsyncd client share)
> RsyncdUserName = correct
> RsyncdPasswd = also correct
> RsyncAuthRequired = checked
>
> Those should be all it needs to connect I believe, but it times out
> every time. Is there something
> you guys can think of that I should check? I have opened port 873 on
> both windows boxes, and don't
> even have the firewall running on the Linux box.  I also think that
> shouldn't matter since I can connect from the terminal, I'm thinking
> something must be configured improperly with the BackupPC server.
> Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
> -Andrew

Try rsync manually

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