On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 06:16:24AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > -------------------------------- > ERROR: Host_B: [host Host_A: port 32782 not secure] > Client check: 1 host checked in 0.085 seconds, 1 problem found > > Each time I run this the port number increases by one. The client is > running Mandrake8.2, the server Solaris8. I'm guessing the problem is > security, maybe on the client and the random port used talking back to > the server.
There's a firewall sitting between the client and server doing NAT/IP masquerading, right? NAT/masq changes the port numbers and amanda doesn't like that. I can't tell you the solution, but that's most likely the problem.
