You can still use TFTP without the limitation if you use this: http://tftpd32.jounin.net/ Free.
I have backups that are >32MB with it. -RoNNY On 11/24/05, Kruger P (CJD Almelo) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to schedule backups from our configuration on cp ng secure > platform (via secure web interface), but cannot get this scheduled task to > work properly. > > In the past I've configured (Solarwinds) tftp server to use tftp as our > backup option. Everything seemed to work fine, but it occured to me that > all > files ended up the size of 32Mb. Investigation (google) learned that a > default limit of 32Mb with TFTP is available (on 32-bits with a word of 16 > bits giving default block size 512 * 65535=32Mb)and all our backups ended > with this maximum size, but were corrupted. > > I started experimenting with scp. Installed openssh on our Windows server > where the backups should be dropped and when clicking on manual backup in > the gui I can make succesfull backups. When however I try to schedule the > backups, the backup fails with the message in our Windows event log": > "sshd > : PID 28860 : Failed password for cpbackup from 10.41.232.1 port 10209 > ssh2". This even happens if I use the command line syntax from our > firewall > module. I am absolutely sure that the passwords I use are correctly. I use > the same information in the web gui for the schedule option and for the > manual backup option and the manual backup does work with that same > password. All scheduled backups fail however and I don't know where to > look > now. > > Due to the limit of default TFTP I see three alternatives: > > 1. make my backup manual everytime from webgui with scp (not my favorite > option) > 2. Use a tftp server that is able to change blocksize (only know > commercial > variant which is expensive for this single purpose). > 3. solve my scp problem (my favorite option) > This scheduling is a Checkpoint given option that in my opinion should > work and I'm wondering if I'm the only one having this problem. > > Any help would be appreciated very much. > > Peter Kruger > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================= > ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
