my priority is making sure that these laptops are backed up and the data is
safe. the people that are running the laptops dont have that same priority
and will not do the backups. i need to get these backups done when they are
on the local network. right now it does work but only on the hourly
wakeups. also, some machines fail to be discovered by nmblookup. even with
the software firewall turned off, some machines arent found by nmblookup.
you almost just need to set samba up as a WINS server and add that to the
DHCP settings so nmblookup can find everyone.
On 10/13/07, Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> dan wrote:
> > is the idea that laptop users would log in and hit backup? my
> experience
> > with this is that users will forget to do backups or just not care to do
> > them at all. im i missing something?
>
> Yes, users listed as the machine owner can log into the web interface
> and start backups or restores of their own machine whenever they want.
> As long as they have run a backup at their own convenience within the
> intervals specified, the automatic backups won't run. If the time has
> passed, the automated run happens at the next wakeup time and the
> blackout period doesn't apply to machines that aren't online most of the
> time outside of the blackout period. However, for this to work with
> remote machines you have to have a VPN connection and appropriate
> routing so the server can find the client and initiate the transfer.
>
> Backups often cause an annoying slowdown while they run, especially on
> laptops with slower drives so users may prefer to start them when going
> to lunch or taking a similar break.
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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