We have been using an opensource program known as BackupPC to handle our
laptop users.  It polls the network at a set interval for machines
configured in it's list and if it finds a system that is due a backup it
will do it.  It writes those backups to a hard disk which is in turn
backed up by amanda at night.

Hope this helps




On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 10:15, Brian White wrote:
> Here's the problem...
> 
> I'm using Amanda to archive all of the computers on our network, including
> the WinXP workstations and WinXP laptops.  However, since Amanda runs during
> the evening (to minimize network bandwith impact, etc., etc.) it is often
> unable to find the laptop computers at that time simply because they've been
> taken home by their owners.
> 
> What is the best way to deal with a situation like this?
> 
>                                           Brian
>                                  ( bcwhite AT precidia DOT com )
> 
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