Re: [Bacula-users] Client in LAN, Server in the Internet
2010-08-14 15:28:43
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/
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