Re: [BackupPC-users] How to backup a laptop over internet
2017-05-29 19:14:13
On 30/05/17 05:33, Bzzzz wrote:
On Mon, 29 May 2017 20:56:01 +0200
Xuo <xuoy AT free DOT fr> wrote:
Hi,
Hi Xuo,
My pc is running Mageia5.
I don't understand how a VPN connection could help solving my problem.
Could you please explain more in details ?
A VPN means either a roadwarrior (your itinerant laptop) can connect and
benefit from all machines of your LAN, or connect 2 LANs together (eg:
enterprise branches.)
This means, when you're connected to it, that your backuppc server can
reach your laptop in a secure mode (encrypted and possibly compressed
mode) as easily as if it was connected on the LAN @home.
As formerly said and because of the VPN nature (no same IP segment
messing), you'll be obliged to create 2 accounts on the server:
one with the DNS laptop name for LAN connections -
ie: mylaptop.zatiluvsomuch, let's say it == 192.168.0.25,
(or directly 192.168.0.25 if you do not have a home DNS),
and one based on the (fixed !) VPN IP address you use when away from home
ie: 172.16.0.25.
Provided you backup daily @2000 AND your laptop is always connected at
this time whether you're home or away:
192.168.0.25 will be saved if you're @home,
172.16.0.25 will be saved when you're away from home,
Wasn't there a recent extension to ClientNameAlias which allows multiple
addresses to be used, which will be tried (in order), and the first
found would run the backup?
This seems a perfect use case for that, adding the local IP and the
remote IP as the two aliases, hence only a single "host" in backuppc,
consistent ordered backups all in one place.
PS, this probably only applies to BPC4.x and I forget what version the
OP is using.
Regards,
Adam
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