RSync through NAT

fribert

Hi Guys

I'm baffled here. I want to make a simple NAT for port 873 to let my NAS at home use the NAS here at work as a backup destination.

If I try and connect locally to the NAS here at work (telnet NAS 873) it gives me @RSYNCD… response.
If I try and do it through the firewall I don't get anything. I mean, how hard can it be :-)

The firewall is a dual-wan, and I've used the primary WAN connection. Do I need to amend the rules or???

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Cry Havok

Can I recommend (as rsync has no data protection) you use some form of encrypted tunnel, either SSH or a VPN (IPsec or OpenVPN). That would also solve your NAT problems.

fribert

True, I'll consider it, but I have to get a pfSense up and running here at work first for that.
I figured out what the problem (well part of it), default gateway was apparently set incorrectly on the receiving end.

cmb

rsync through NAT shouldn't be an issue. This should help. http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Port_Forward_Troubleshooting

The pfSense download mirrors rsync to a server behind pfSense NAT.