Re: [BackupPC-users] backupPC and backup via VPN connection.

I think you missed the point. Sometimes the client is behind the VPN, and
sometimes the client is attached to the local network. Therefore, the IP
address will change. Therefore, putting a single IP address anywhere is not
going to work.

If the IP address changes, you have to work out name resolution.

Timothy J. Massey
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On Jul 26, 2012, at 4:34 PM, "Les Mikesell" <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com> 
wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Timothy J Massey <tmassey AT obscorp DOT com>
wrote:
> >
> > Arthur Darcet <arthur.darcet+list AT m4x DOT org> wrote on 07/26/2012 
> > 03:20:15
PM:
> >
> >
> > > You can easily configure the VPN to give static IP to your clients,
> > > and then just map a dummy name to the VPN IP using /etc/hosts on the
> > > BackupPC server.
> >
> >
> > Static IP addresses that are on the same local broadcast domain as the
BacukpPC server?  And that will allow the client to use the same IP address
both when the client is behind the VPN *and* when the client is *not*
behind the VPN but connected directly to the office?
> >
> > Also, VPN bridging (which is what this technique requires) comes with
its own set of difficulties, all so you can avoid making name resolution
work over the VPN...
> >
> > I'd rather fix the actual problem (name resolution) instead mangling my
VPN and ending up with two problems!  :)
>
> If you put the IP in /etc/hosts on the server it will take care of
> name resolution whether the target on the same subnet or not.  And for
> the backuppc application, you can put an IP address in ClientAliasName
> to take care of it.
>
> --
>    Les Mikesell
>      lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com
>
>
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