definitely use rsync/rsyncd if possible. I do find that smb can be much
faster on a local lan but you have to deal with file locks on the client
side as well as permission issues as samba does not give all the same
information as the real filesystem the file sit on.
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Les Mikesell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hendrik Friedel wrote:
> >
> > The backups I run have a size of 20-30 GB and it takes around 5 hours,
> even
> > for an incremental Backup (54 Mbit Wlan), which is quite disappointing in
> > the fist place (rsync, Client: Centrino 1.7Ghz 1.5 GB Ram, Server Athlon
> > XP1700, 512MB Ram). This would be acceptable, but for some reason
> -dispite a
> > good WLAN connection- many backups stop with (apparent) transfer errors.
> I
> > can hardly complete any Backups.
>
> Wireless is subject to interference from an assortment of sources. Can
> you plug the client in for the initial run?
>
> > Now, it seems that BackupPC does not support resuming backups. Is there a
> > specific reason for this? Would it be possible to add this functionality?
>
> Are you using the rsync or rsyncd methods? I don't think the others can
> resume.
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
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>
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