Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC on VLAN

[Estanislao L. M. <es...@gm...>]

I agree with Les Mikesell, but if you cannot find the way to resolve this
in the correct way, you can patch it adding the routes manually in you
backup server. It not the best way, but should work
Regards

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:38 AM, Les Mikesell <les...@gm...> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:11 AM, Kevin Kimani <kev...@gm...>
> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I have setup backuppc running on Centos5.7. I have a vlan setup with
> > different subnets. Am trying  to resolve the computer names by name hence
> > using nmblookup. Am only able to resolve the machine on the same subnet
> as
> > the backup server. I can ping machines on the other subnets but when I
> try
> > to resolve their names, am unable. Then I decided to add virtual
> networks to
> > the backup server of the subnets. Upon doing this, was unable to reach
> the
> > other networks.
> >
> > Could you help PLEASE.
>
> The best approach is to set up DNS with either static IPs or a system
> that lets the DHCP-assigned machines register their addresses
> dynamically.   Next best is a central WINS server (the DHCP server
> gives out it's address and you can use samba on the backuppc server if
> you don't have another suitable machine).
>
> But, if you have connected a VLAN trunk to the backuppc server and
> given it an interface and address on each of the relevant VLANS,
> nmblookup should be able to find everything with broadcasts.   I don't
> understand your problem with other networks, but it is probably simple
> routing.  Be sure the netmask is correct for each interface and that
> you have only assigned one default gateway (i.e. the new VLAN
> interfaces should probably not have a GATEWAY entry).
>
> --
>  Les Mikesell
>    les...@gm...
>
>
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