[Box Backup] Re: client connection error

[boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk]

Chris,

> Just to check that I understood your setup correctly, the machines are
> arranged something like this?
>
> [bbackupd client] -- [internet] -- [NAT router] -- [bbstored server]
>
> with the NAT router forwarding port 2201 to the bbstored server? That
> should work.

Yes, you are correct in your understanding. I was afraid that I was as
clear as mud. Just FYI here's a more accurate logical rendition (physical
layout is a mess thanks to vmware ;) :

internet -- [DSL modem] -- [switch] -- [NAT Router] -- [bbstored server]
                                  \
                                   --[bbackupd client]

> Please could you try requesting a sync with "bbackupctl sync" while
> running bbackupd with -DVT and let me know what bbackupd says?

Wow, I got a eyefull of files processed on the client (THANK YOU!! - after
finishing this e-mail I've seen at least a half gig transfered), it's
taking some time... I got to see activity in real time as I ran it with
the -DVT in one SSH window and the sync in another. Basically every file
was listed as "not on server".

Here's what's showing up in /var/log/box on the bbstored server (repeats
many times, but not all say "101 times"):

Apr 28 16:31:15 debian last message repeated 101 times
Apr 28 16:31:15 debian Box Backup (bbstored)[5233]: Receiving stream, size 49
Apr 28 16:31:15 debian Box Backup (bbstored)[5233]: Receiving stream, size
uncertain

I presume then that this is working? On the bbstored server in
/backup_files/backup/00000001/ I'm seeing quite a few .rfw files. I
presume those are the compressed and encrypted files from my client? I
thought the ssh connection to that system was a bit slow to respond, which
tells me alot of data is being transfered. Should I modify the init.d
script to allow -DVT, or something else?

Oh, BTW, "/etc/init.d/bbstored restart" does not start the daemon back up,
even though the text says "restarted".

Is there any way to run a test to see how much data will be transfered
after compression/encryption? I only have 100GB allocated to bbstored ATM,
and I don't want to accidentally crash anything. It would also be nice to
have an option (I know, you're still working on it, and this is just a
low-priority "convenience" request) to see the items transfered in KB, MB
or GB instead of bytes.

BTW, thank you for the clarification on the /var/bbackupd. That was pretty
much was I had guessed shortly after sending the last e-mail.


Sean