-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Andrew Malcolmson <andm...@gmail.com> writes: > >> Another vote here for Unison when changes can occur on either copy, as >> the OP is doing. If only one end changes, then rsync or its derivations >> such as rdiff-backup are great. > > Well, actually the changes will occur on one end at a time, so rsync seems the > best to me. But the real difficulty I'm a bit worried about is that I'm > waiting for shops to open so to go and buy a crosslink cable, and then? After > plugging the two together, how shall I do the proper settings in order to be > able use rsync?
unison won't fail, if there are changes on one side only. Both unison and rsync involve ssh for the connection, so rsync is no simpler in the scenario that you describe. Of course both programs are capable of achieving your means. I use both and consider unison to be the tool of choice for synchronisation. NB: You didn't specify the hardware you are running. If both computers have a wireless, you won't need a cable at all. Add something like this to your /etc/network/interfaces: allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.11.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.11.255 More information is found in 'man interfaces' and online [1]. Use .101 instead of .100 at the end of the respective line for the 2nd computer. [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch05.en.html#_the_network_interface_with_the_static_ip - -- Johannes Three nations have not officially adopted the International System of Units as their primary or sole system of measurement: Burma, Liberia, and the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_units -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAktYkzwACgkQC1NzPRl9qEVyOACeOCnZgGXjZJSplzwfLgbi6tl5 h54AniDnd0oC9sy/DBVRMQPLwYa8+4pi =Zt/8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
