[WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
The ROS license is stored in the MBR of the hard drive. There is no way to copy it or back it up. It is tied directly to that drive. Travis Microserv Greg Ihnen wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep t ha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
Then use 2 coconuts to produce a oh never mind! Is Ginger there? Cause if she is, I need to visit. ryan On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
Well that makes all kinds of sense then. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ - - -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - - -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
No Ginger, but if topless brown-skinned beauties floats your boat then you're in luck! On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:35 AM, D. Ryan Spott wrote: Then use 2 coconuts to produce a oh never mind! Is Ginger there? Cause if she is, I need to visit. ryan On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
just where are you? -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:08 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? No Ginger, but if topless brown-skinned beauties floats your boat then you're in luck! On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:35 AM, D. Ryan Spott wrote: Then use 2 coconuts to produce a oh never mind! Is Ginger there? Cause if she is, I need to visit. ryan On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
YEEESSS.. lat and long please... :) ryan On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Chuck Profito cprof...@cv-access.comwrote: just where are you? -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:08 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? No Ginger, but if topless brown-skinned beauties floats your boat then you're in luck! On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:35 AM, D. Ryan Spott wrote: Then use 2 coconuts to produce a oh never mind! Is Ginger there? Cause if she is, I need to visit. ryan On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
OK back to work guys. And here I am daydreaming about seeing a FedEx truck. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 11:30 AM, D. Ryan Spott wrote: YEEESSS.. lat and long please... :) ryan On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Chuck Profito cprof...@cv-access.comwrote: just where are you? -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 8:08 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? No Ginger, but if topless brown-skinned beauties floats your boat then you're in luck! On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:35 AM, D. Ryan Spott wrote: Then use 2 coconuts to produce a oh never mind! Is Ginger there? Cause if she is, I need to visit. ryan On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready to go. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte copy/image of the hard drive would work. Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep tha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
I'm currently using an RB1000 but I've got two RB450's sitting on a shelf as backup. Just move the connection over an you're back up running! With the cost of equipment so low, why not? On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Data Technology w...@dtisp.com wrote: This is not the answer to your question but I use a compact flash card with an ide adapter instead of a hard drive. If something happens to the computer I can unplug the adapter and move it to another computer. It is also faster booting and more reliable than a hard drive. Greg Ihnen wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep t ha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)?
I like that idea. But this machine is SATA. I see there are CF to SATA adapters but most are geared towards the laptop 2.5 market. Maybe I'll go USB to CF. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Data Technology wrote: This is not the answer to your question but I use a compact flash card with an ide adapter instead of a hard drive. If something happens to the computer I can unplug the adapter and move it to another computer. It is also faster booting and more reliable than a hard drive. Greg Ihnen wrote: I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep t ha t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this work? Any advice would be appreciated. Greg WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
