netim3;260112 Wrote: > Of course, I wouldn't know how to do this - can anyone clarify based on > the following assumptions: > Both people are using ISPs with Dynamic IP > External drives are NAS at either side > Both have Windows PCs > > How do you set up the secure vpn (and is it necessary)? > How do you get the machines to see one another? > What software drives the incremental backup? > > tks > > Natan
There are lots of really good programs which will help set up a VPN (like TightVNC). The difficulty will be in getting backup software located on the local computer to "see" the host for backup as you've already identified, but I understand it can be done. For a quick and easy (but not free) solution - there are lots of programs that will do it for you. 'LogMeIn Pro' (http://logmein.com) has a file manager which will synchronise and replicate folders between host and local computer (like using SyncToy, but between two computers) and it's secure and easy to use. You have to subscribe annually for the service though. I have, because I travel a lot for work and need to access my home computers remotely quite a lot. Not sure it would be worth it as a backup strategy alone. MS are also running a beta program that does the same thing - not sure how good it is though: https://www.foldershare.com/ For that I use Acronis with an automatic weekly backup to an external drive which is mounted on my network (or if I add a lot of new music, as soon as I'm done), and a monthly/6wkly backup which gets taken off site. Both backups are "incremental" so don't take too long. If the drive isn't there, I get messages that a scheduled task has failed every time I start up my laptop, which usually kicks me into doing it. There's plainly redundancy in that strategy, but I don't add so much music over 4-6 weeks that it would be a disaster to lose that much. -- Siduhe ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42358 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
