Re: [BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

Thanks for your input Les. I have XP professional. Two accounts on the machine: hp_administrator, and remote_desktop_user (RDT requires a pw, which is why I created it). hp_adminstrator does not have a pw ( I didn't want one for a number of reasons).

I am using SMB as the backup mechanism. I am not sure what you are saying with: "called 'simple file sharing' that you can't turn off like you can in other versions and which doesn't allow passwords per connection." To make backuppc work with XP, are you saying that 1) Simple File Sharing should be turned off? (It is on mine), and 2) I absolutely need an account with a password???

Thanks again for your input/help.
I didn't want to go the rsync way because I didn't want yet another piece of sw to install and run under xp that is effectively used for 2-3 times a week. Unlike Linux, XP develops program rot, and I am trying to avoid that.

-John

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

John Hudak wrote:

I can ping HP-PC-XP from any machine on my LAN (debian (debian 5.0_, ubuntuserver (ubutuserver 8.04), the mac (x10.5), and another xp box (xp sp3)). the firewall on the xp box is down (the app is not running, and windoz firewall disabled).
the log file is attached.

you will notice that the machine name in the log is hp_office_pc (it is the same machine I refer to in the postings as HP-PC-XP.

That's the main log file. You might find more info in the per-host log. Also, is the XP home version? I think it uses something called 'simple file sharing' that you can't turn off like you can in other versions and which doesn't allow passwords per connection. I don't have any experience with that but maybe someone else can help. Can you connect from the linux box with smbclient?

It might be easier to install cwrsync or deltacopy (packaged rsysnc programs) than to fight with file sharing authentication.

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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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