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Rsync over SSH on consumer-grade ReadyNAS
Hi all,
Has anyone used the RSync over SSH Enabler (x86) http://readynasxtras.com/readynas-x86-add-ons/rsync-over-ssh-enabler-x86? I'm not at all put off by the cost (a buck), but I'd like to be confident that it only turns on SSH and nothing else before I install it...
Any real-world usage experience would be greatly appreciated. (And yes, I know that I can do this all with root access and a chron job. I'll do that if needed, but if I can, for a buck, add SSH support for my ReadyNAS to ReadyNAS rsync offsite replications, I'd happily spend it.......as long as it is secure.)
Many thanks,
John.
ReadyNAS NVX
ReadyNAS Ultra 6+
Mac OSX 10.7.4
Has anyone used the RSync over SSH Enabler (x86) http://readynasxtras.com/readynas-x86-add-ons/rsync-over-ssh-enabler-x86? I'm not at all put off by the cost (a buck), but I'd like to be confident that it only turns on SSH and nothing else before I install it...
Any real-world usage experience would be greatly appreciated. (And yes, I know that I can do this all with root access and a chron job. I'll do that if needed, but if I can, for a buck, add SSH support for my ReadyNAS to ReadyNAS rsync offsite replications, I'd happily spend it.......as long as it is secure.)
Many thanks,
John.
ReadyNAS NVX
ReadyNAS Ultra 6+
Mac OSX 10.7.4
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blumman wrote: You cannot use port 22 for SSH right? So you have defined a different port for SSH and now you have problems with Rsync over SSH as the addon defaults to port 22. Am I right? Are you admin of the router firewall? Can you port-forward in that case? I.e use whatever port you want the NAS to be reached at externally e.g. 2222 and then forward it to port 22 internally. Is this something you can do? If not then you will probably have to go in to the Rsync config and spcecify the same port as you have specified for SSH. I could be wrong though as I'm no expert on this. It's just whats comes to my mind and what seems logical. :)
Blumman, you're correct. Unfortunately the router where the remote NAS is located lacks port translation. (It is located at a friend's place for off-site backup.) My router has port translation, so I could have the remote NAS pull the rsync backup (go out on port 22), but that would mean exposing my NAS to possible attacks on the well known SSH port. I'd prefer to use the obscurity of an unknown port for SSH... So yes, I'm hoping that there is an rsync over ssh config file that contains the port for SSH. So far I've not found one.
If anyone knows whether or not there is such a config file, I'd love to hear it.
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