I solved exactly this issue with SSH tunnels. The description on how I did it is in the Bacula Wiki in the howto section.
Patrick Ben Koetter wrote: > I run bacula-dir and bacula-sd in an internal network and a few hosts outside > on the Internet. > > When I want to run a job for an external host, the host tells me it can > resolve the storage server. Understandable. There's no DNS that tells about > the internal hosts address. > > But even if, the client wouldn't be able to connect since the storage sits in > a private network behind a NAT gateway. > > I've read "Dealing with Firewalls" > <http://www.bacula.org/en/rel-manual/Dealing_with_Firewalls.html>, but from my > (limited) understanding an essential part is missing - the part where the > external connection is port forwarded to the internal storage server. > > Am I right? > > Are there any other 'good solutions' to deal with such a setup? I believe this > is a typical requirement and I would expect there to be more than one > approach. > > Thanks, > > p...@rick > > -- Kevin Keane Owner The NetTech Find the Uncommon: Expert Solutions for a Network You Never Have to Think About Office: 866-642-7116 http://www.4nettech.com This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential and/or proprietary information. Please be advised that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the information is strictly prohibited. The information herein is intended only for use by the intended recipient(s) named above. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the e-mail and any copies, printouts or attachments thereof. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
