You can still use TFTP without the limitation if you use this:
http://tftpd32.jounin.net/
Free.
I have backups that are >32MB with it.
-RoNNY
On 11/24/05, Kruger P (CJD Almelo) <p.kruger AT cjd DOT nl> wrote:
>
> I would like to schedule backups from our configuration on cp ng secure
> platform (via secure web interface), but cannot get this scheduled task to
> work properly.
>
> In the past I've configured (Solarwinds) tftp server to use tftp as our
> backup option. Everything seemed to work fine, but it occured to me that
> all
> files ended up the size of 32Mb. Investigation (google) learned that a
> default limit of 32Mb with TFTP is available (on 32-bits with a word of 16
> bits giving default block size 512 * 65535=32Mb)and all our backups ended
> with this maximum size, but were corrupted.
>
> I started experimenting with scp. Installed openssh on our Windows server
> where the backups should be dropped and when clicking on manual backup in
> the gui I can make succesfull backups. When however I try to schedule the
> backups, the backup fails with the message in our Windows event log":
> "sshd
> : PID 28860 : Failed password for cpbackup from 10.41.232.1 port 10209
> ssh2". This even happens if I use the command line syntax from our
> firewall
> module. I am absolutely sure that the passwords I use are correctly. I use
> the same information in the web gui for the schedule option and for the
> manual backup option and the manual backup does work with that same
> password. All scheduled backups fail however and I don't know where to
> look
> now.
>
> Due to the limit of default TFTP I see three alternatives:
>
> 1. make my backup manual everytime from webgui with scp (not my favorite
> option)
> 2. Use a tftp server that is able to change blocksize (only know
> commercial
> variant which is expensive for this single purpose).
> 3. solve my scp problem (my favorite option)
> This scheduling is a Checkpoint given option that in my opinion should
> work and I'm wondering if I'm the only one having this problem.
>
> Any help would be appreciated very much.
>
> Peter Kruger
>
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