I'm using a javascript program to execute rsync 2.5.6 compiled with cygwin on Windows XP Pro machines. These backup the user's "My Documents" folder to a Linux server running rsync 2.5.6 in daemon mode when the user logs in to XP and certain conditions are met (e.g. user hasn't backed up for a few days, user on the network etc).
This works great except every now and then machine will lose network connectivity. TCP/IP communications completely goes although an IP address is still assigned. Only a reboot seems to sort this out. On all occasions the rsync backup is running when this happens (again this doesn't happen every user log in so unlikely to be co-incidence). The script log output is as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- User jbloggs on PC_NAME at 08:50:49 26/06/2003 using Rsync Data Backup System version 1.12 rsync cmd: C:\"software files"\software\rsync.exe -czr --stats /cygdrive/d/"Documents and Settings"/jbloggs/"My Documents"/ 192.168.1.2::RsyncBackup/laptop/jbloggs-PC_NAME stdOut was: stdErr was: rsync: read error: Connection reset by peer rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(177) rsync return code was: 12 Duration was 59.425 seconds The server log at this time is: 2003/06/26 08:49:51 [30315] rsync: name lookup failed for 192.168.1.3: Name or service not known 2003/06/26 08:49:51 [30315] rsync to RsyncBackup/laptop/jbloggs-PC_NAME from unknown (192.168.1.3) 2003/06/26 08:50:24 [30366] recv unknown [192.168.1.3] RsyncBackup () Account Control 2003/some groovy 2003.xls 97280 2003/06/26 09:00:24 [30315] rsync error: timeout in data send/receive (code 30) at io.c(103) 2003/06/26 09:00:24 [30315] rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (7638 bytes read so far) 2003/06/26 09:00:24 [30315] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(165) I really need this system to be reliable as it could end up on a few hundred machines. Quite happy to accept its all my fault but would welcome suggestions :) Would the options -czr --stats cause a problem? I'm running this under windows scripting host so maybe I'll also post to a group examining that angle. Thanks in advance for any help PP __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
