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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Julian Hall wrote: > Richard Brown wrote: >> This is an interesting solution. The only problem I see with it is >> that we are still relying on the Buffalo server to do the backing up. >> Or can this device be asked to do a backup. Is it possible to ask it >> to pull files from the server and put them into the caddy please? Even >> better can it do it incrementally? >> >> Thanks. > Hi Richard, > > It is purely a storage device for the data, however as a network drive, > could all the employees not be assigned a partition/folder on it and > save all their work directly to it? Failing that, you would still be > relying on either the individual PCs backing up to the HD or the server > doing the job. > > Kind regards, > > Julian > I note that, being a non-naughty company and adhering to the GPL, edimax has provided the source code for the router/NAS (see http://www.edimax.eu/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=197&pl1_id=1&pl2_id=4). This opens up the possibility of adding things (ssh access, rsync...). I wish I'd known about this before I bought my NSLU2 (which seems to be roughly equivalent in terms of processor, RAM etc and is now running debian), I could have saved a power socket. Sam -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHhlaL5OkJa9KnDaMRAhoIAKCY7mDRKTObwmW1tF8bFfuIG73kAQCdGdkx EoJfoDbCOlrNhhYuuiKVlqE= =I8LO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html