I simply use the per-host config to override the ping command with /bin/true on
those cases...
Timothy J. Massey
Out of the Box Solutions Inc.
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On Apr 14, 2011, at 11:07 AM, "edwardcox" <backuppc-fo...@backupcentral.com>
wrote:
> Hi all, especially big Hello to Craig from an old school friend.
>
> BackupPC 3.2.0 / Debian lenny / 90% of hosts on network backup as they are
> able to be Ping'd successfully, however 3 hosts are not able to be ping'd
> (yes, they are there and alive, nmblookup fails, the hosts (external) must
> have iptables that drop ICMP ping requests.
>
> Is there a way to configure BackupPC to backup these hosts regardless?
>
> Thanks in advance for your time and assistance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Cox
>
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