Ive been playing with different options with using backuppc to backup windows servers remotely over the internet, ive found a very good how-to on a blog that seems like a very nice solution, but im having problems at every step of the way and im hoping you guys can answer a couple questions for me.
First, can backuppc backup across the internet? Is the rsync port the only port needed to open for the backup? What do you do if there are multiple servers at one location on one ip address? Port forward? If you care to check out the method im trying to get working its at: http://www.goodjobsucking.com/?p=62 It uses winexe to execute remote commands on a windows machine to initiate backups and shadow copies, and looks really slick if i could only get it working. Second question, has anyone, or does anyone use winexe with any of their backup routines? Im having problems with it connecting across the internet. I can get it working locally on the lan, but have yet to get it working over the wan, even with no firewalls involved. The reason i liked this method is that you dont have to install rsync as a service, you just drop some files in a folder, make a user with the right permissions to that folder and the winexe executes rsync remotely and does the volume shadow and starts the backup. it would be wonderful, if i could actually get it working. If there is a simplier solution that will work im up for that too, the scripts arent too complicated, i just keep hitting road blocks at every turn, the final one being i cant get winexe to work over the internet. has anyone else done this? If im stuck with using a service, i guess ill have to go that route, but id like to have the least amount of impact on the server, and easiest deployment possible as i plan on configuring this on many remote servers. Thanks for any help and advice you can give. -- Linux, because I'd rather own a free OS than steal one that's not worth paying for. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/