>> If the IP address changes, you have to work out name resolution.

Or you can do what I do.  Tell them the backup will only occur when connected 
to the LAN (For speed reasons) and put their machine name in the Linux 
/etc/hosts file along with their IP address.

BackupPC will use that over their SMB name.

Doug

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