Re: [gentoo-user] Is there a way to automate rsync of updated portage tree across multiple boxes without each having to pull it down from a gentoo mirror

[Neil Bothwick]

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:49:36 +0200 (CEST), Vaeth wrote:

> > Leaving aside the difficulties of faking a LAN IP from the public side
> > of the router, or even the fact that the router may have the rsync
> > ports closed, what is so secret about the contents of the portage
> > tree?
>
> It is always better to have a port not open than to rely on a router
> to "close" it apparently.

If you are using NAT on the router, you have to explicitly forward that
port somewhere for it to work. I use an rsync server on my network, but it
is inaccessible from the Internet.


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Neil Bothwick

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