So what is considered a "slow" connection? Andy
Don Delp wrote: > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:44 PM, t35t0r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> When I recently asked about backups for my home network[0], I ended up >>> going with BackupPC. It's great for me, but might not work for you if >>> you have to transfer over a slow link. The biggest benefits have been >>> >> Isn't rsync supposed to be made for transferring files over a slow >> link? We setup BackupPC to use rsync with rsync running in daemon mode >> via xinetd on all of the client systems we need to backup. >> >> > > I don't have any experience with rsync over a slow connection. My > "might not" was based on Howard's report of issues on a slow > connection. > > You make me want to set up a test case now. :P Bye-bye productivity > - I need to set up a vpn or something. > > Google suggests that rsync is the way to go over slow connections. My > hope is that the client doesn't need to closely examine files on the > server to know what needs to be updated. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
