On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 09:00, Adam Dobrin wrote: > I'm having trouble using backuppc from a separate subnet. I have a VPN > connection from an offiste location to my network; and while the remote > machine *can* ping into the internal network, and perl's gethostbyname > functions fine; bpc is still returning a 'no ping'. > > nmblookup is not functioning properly, but from what i read in the > documentation, if gethostbyname works, it doesn't go there.
Nmblookup uses windows netbios name mechanism and that works by broadcasting. It won't work across routed subnets unless you set up a WINS server that all the machines can use, If you have a fixed IP for the remote end of the VPN you can also use DNS names. -- Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
