Author: Michael Coffman <michael.coffman AT avagotech DOT com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:44:55 -0600
Hello, We have been using backuppc with great success until recently. Our company has been mucking around with DHCP and DDNS configuration to support users migrating from a remote login to wireless
Author: Tim Fletcher <tim AT night-shade.org DOT uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:26:13 +0100
Can you use mDNS aka Bonjour aka Avahi depending on the flavor of the implementation? If you can ping <machinename>.local then you might have a chance to make it work as the machine (normally) is the
Author: "Tyler J. Wagner" <tyler AT tolaris DOT com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:49:23 +0100
mDNS works great for us. However, we also use normal DHCP+DNS integration for hosts outside the backup server's LAN (where mDNS doesn't reach). Regards, Tyler -- "What can be asserted without evidenc
Author: Tim Fletcher <tim AT night-shade.org DOT uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:58:29 +0100
Would an avahi reflector help you reach those remote hosts? -- Sent from a mobile device -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msa
Author: "Tyler J. Wagner" <tyler AT tolaris DOT com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:01:39 +0100
I hadn't even considered that. That might be easier than DHCP+DNS with some of our networks (f%*$ing Mikrotik broken DNS implementation). Regards, Tyler -- "The president of the United States has cla
Author: Tim Fletcher <tim AT night-shade.org DOT uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:10:09 +0100
I've blogged briefly about getting iTunes wireless sync across subnets with avahi acting as a reflector. http://blog.night-shade.org.uk/ -- Sent from a mobile device Tim Fletcher -- This SF email is
Author: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:23:20 -0500
It is probably overkill for this case, but one possibility that also works if you need to tunnel through firewalls is to set up VPN accounts that assign fixed IPs per login. OpenVPN can be set up thi
Author: Michael Coffman <michael.coffman AT avagotech DOT com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:34:53 -0600
Can you use mDNS aka Bonjour aka Avahi depending on the flavor of the implementation? I am not really familiar with this but it looks worth looking into. If you can ping <machinename>.local then y
Author: Tim Fletcher <tim AT night-shade.org DOT uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:43:37 +0100
On 28/03/12 18:34, Michael Coffman wrote: If you can ping <machinename>.local then you might have a chance to make it work as the machine (normally) is the one that is replying to the mDNS request. N