danborchert
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- Mar 30, 2012
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Can someone please put up a how-to for syncing data from one FreeNAS server to another FreeNAS server over a WAN? I have read the guide here (http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Rsync_Tasks) but it's not working. I have a FreeNAS box (192.168.200.254) at home configured with a [PUSH] rsync task in "rsync module" mode (not rsync over SSH). The module name defined in this task matches a "rsync module" I set up on the receiving end. The task on the PUSH side is set to root for the user and in the remote host field I have a public IP address (the WAN IP of the receiving FreeNAS server's network).
On the "server" or receiving side (FreeNAS IP 10.1.10.6) I do NOT have a rsync task configured at all, just a rsync module configured with root as the user and set to read/write. In the "HOSTS ALLOW" text box I added my PUSH server's public IP address as well as the local network that my PULL server is on.
Question, do both servers need to be on the same network or can they be whatever IP address I configure them to be. If on separate networks, what port numbers (on both ends) do I need to forward to the FreeNAS on my router?
Any and AS MUCH information/steps for this are greatly appreciated. I cannot find any information online for this specific topic.
Also, because of the hassle I encountered with this, I attempted to try rsync over SSH but the very first step explained in that link above about how to "Configuring Rsync over SSH Mode Between Two FreeNAS™ Systems" failed on me. I mounted the file system, then when I put in ssh-keygen -t ecdsa, it returned "unknown key type ecdsa". :(
On the "server" or receiving side (FreeNAS IP 10.1.10.6) I do NOT have a rsync task configured at all, just a rsync module configured with root as the user and set to read/write. In the "HOSTS ALLOW" text box I added my PUSH server's public IP address as well as the local network that my PULL server is on.
Question, do both servers need to be on the same network or can they be whatever IP address I configure them to be. If on separate networks, what port numbers (on both ends) do I need to forward to the FreeNAS on my router?
Any and AS MUCH information/steps for this are greatly appreciated. I cannot find any information online for this specific topic.
Also, because of the hassle I encountered with this, I attempted to try rsync over SSH but the very first step explained in that link above about how to "Configuring Rsync over SSH Mode Between Two FreeNAS™ Systems" failed on me. I mounted the file system, then when I put in ssh-keygen -t ecdsa, it returned "unknown key type ecdsa". :(