BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Restrict backup to not run when laptop is on specific subnet?

2010-08-12 23:25:19
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Restrict backup to not run when laptop is on specific subnet?
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:22:37 -0500
Marcelino Mata wrote:
> 
> I have the case where a laptop user with 150GB of data could be on one
> of two locations which are connected by router.  Our network guys do not
> want a full backup to run for the user when he's on the opposite end of
> router to the backuppc computer.  The ping latency between the locations
> is very short (typically under .5ms) so I can't use ping (PingMaxMsec)
> as method to avoid this.
> 
> Is there another way I could configure backuppc so it only backs up the
> computer when it's on specific subnet?

If you can set it up to use rsync or rsyncd you would only be transferring the 
differences anyway which probably wouldn't be a lot of data on each run after 
the first.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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