Chantal Rosmuller wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I am using backuppc 2.1.1 on a debian system. I use it to backup laptops 
> (among others) with dhcp addresses and it works great. However there is one 
> issue:
> 
> We have 2 offices that are connected through vpn, one with ip range 
> 192.168.2.0/24 other with 192.168.4.0/24
> the backupserver is in range 192.168.2.0/24. When backing up servers with 
> static ip addresses in the 192.168.4.0/24 range there is no problem, but 
> there is one user with a laptop who almost always works in the 192.168.4.0/24 
> office and backuppc cannot find his laptop. How can I resolve this? His 
> laptop is occasionally backed up when he is in the other office but that's 
> not enough. A static ip address for the laptop is not an option.
> 
> Thanks for the advice!
> 
> regards Chantal


Hi!

One solution is to configure the DHCP-server and/or the DNS server to update 
the 
DNS record for the laptop when it acquires an address. You might want to 
consider using rather short TTL in the DNS in order to minimize the risk of 
using outdated IP-addresses due to caching.

Another solution is to make WINS name resolution work over the subnets. But 
someone else has to fill in some info about that.

Good luck!
/Martin Leben


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