[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread three_jeeps
[quote="three_jeeps"] Les Mikesell wrote: > > > > > > If they have static addresses but aren't in DNS, a quick fix is to > > configure the > > ClientAlias setting to the IP address and turn off the dhcp option. Or, if > > you > &g

[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread three_jeeps
[quote="Les Mikesell"] > > If they have static addresses but aren't in DNS, a quick fix is to configure > the > ClientAlias setting to the IP address and turn off the dhcp option. Or, if > you > connect from the web browser on HP-PC-XP and start the backup through the web > interface it sh

[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-23 Thread three_jeeps
three_jeeps wrote: > Perhaps somebody can explain what this problem is and how to solve it. > I have a Debian machine running BackupPC and a windows xp machine that I want > to back up. Both machines are on a small local network served by a router. > I have a 3rd machine on

[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-23 Thread three_jeeps
Perhaps somebody can explain what this problem is and how to solve it. I have a Debian machine running BackupPC and a windows xp machine that I want to back up. Both machines are on a small local network served by a router. I have a 3rd machine on the network, running Ubuntu server (192.168.0.

[BackupPC-users] how to do a one file backup 'test'

2010-01-22 Thread three_jeeps
>From my reading of the backup pc documentation, and looking at the web >interface, it seems that the initial backup will always be a 'full' backup >True?...(it seems that is the only option presented on the web interface). If >not true, please tell me how to get around this. Assuming that th

[BackupPC-users] can't ping 'client'...sort of...

2010-01-21 Thread three_jeeps
Hi: My backuppc server is a debian machine and I am trying to backup an xp machine. BackupPC tells me that it can't ping my xp machine. From a terminal window in debian, i can ping my xp machine when i use the ip address. 192.160.xx.xx If I ping using the host name of the xp machine (e.g. foo),