Can no longer connect to rsync server since new router, but sometimes it works?! (Solved!)

Paul Hamer paul at mediamens.nl
Mon Feb 9 01:26:14 GMT 2009


Hiya,

I've found the problem. I had SoftX internet logger installed (but not enabled) which apparently screwed things up. After removing it, rsync works fine again!

Tnx,
Paul Hamer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsync-bounces+paul=mediamens.nl at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:rsync-bounces+paul=mediamens.nl at lists.samba.org] On 
> Behalf Of Paul Hamer
> Sent: Thursday, 05 February, 2009 11:23
> To: rsync at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Can no longer connect to rsync server since new 
> router,but sometimes it works?!
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've been searching the web for days for an answer to this 
> weird problem. I hope you guys can shed some light on this.
> 
> A few months ago our office has changed internet provider, 
> and hence we use a different router/DSL-modem: a ZyXEL P-2602H-D1A
> 
> Ever since the change our nightly rsync from our office 
> server to our external webserver, which runs an rsync daemon, 
> refuses to work... at least, MOST of the times... sometimes, 
> like once or twice a month, it works fine ???
> 
> Our setup:
> 
> Office: Windows XP, cwRsync 3.0.1 (=rsync 3.0.5)
> Webserver: Linux, rsync 3.0.4 (running as a daemon)
> 
> Used commandline on Windows XP machine:
> 
> > rsync -arv -e "ssh -l root" --delete-after --force 
> --files-from backup_system.list / backup at ourwebserver::office
> 
> The Windows machine fails after 2 or 3 seconds saying:
> > rsync error: timeout in data send/receive (code 30) at 
> io.c(200) [sender=3.0.5]
> 
> On the Linux box I see the following:
> 
> in /var/log/rsync.log:
> > 2009/02/05 11:14:05 [20660] connect from xxx.telfort.nl 
> (195.241.xx.xx)
> > 2009/02/05 11:14:05 [20660] rsync: connection unexpectedly 
> closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver]
> > 2009/02/05 11:14:05 [20660] rsync error: error in rsync 
> protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(632) [receiver=3.0.4]
> 
> in /var/log/messages:
> > Feb  5 11:14:05 s4 sshd[20657]: Accepted 
> keyboard-interactive/pam for root from 195.241.xx.xx port 29433 ssh2
> > Feb  5 11:14:05 s4 sshd[20657]: fatal: Write failed: 
> Connection reset by peer
> 
> Note that I'm using rsync over SSH. Doing an SSH to the linux 
> server works perfectly, so I'd say the router/firewall is set 
> up correctly. Also I've fiddled with just about any 
> setting/parameter, but the error remains the same.
> 
> Any thoughts as to why this does not work? Tanx a lot!
> 
> Kinds regards,
> Paul Hamer
> 
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