On 11/13 07:55 , Monte Milanuk wrote: > The problem is... the drive capacities are huge relative to the > network speeds I'm getting.
Not to trivialize the matter but: - wireless isn't as good as wired, if you have a choice - what matters isn't the drive size but rather the amount of data that changes. If you add a lot of content regularly; you'll either have to not back that content up, or figure out a way to move it faster - long ethernet cables aren't a bad substitute for wireless in many homes, as long as you're halfway careful with them. Even if you can't substitute them for wireless everywhere, they can alleviate some of the problems sometimes. How often does someone use the laptop while sitting on the couch? Just run a cable to there and teach them to plug it in. - set up a wired and wireless network on different broadcast domains (they should be anyway); when the machines appear on the wired network, back them up. Don't back them up when on the wireless network (especially since wireless uses a common collision domain, like a hub; so a backup on that network will constrain everyone's bandwidth). -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
