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Bill Szkotnicki wrote:
> Hi,
> I am experimenting with using a linux server with bacula ( director and
> storage ) to backup windows clients on our network.
> I works well!
> BUT
> When the windows client machine is turned off for a long time it is
> possible for it to get a new IP address from DHCP and then the backups
> stop working because the director config file has the Address hard coded.
> Is there any remedy for this?
Hmm, I know there's a command called 'setip' that's supposed to allow
clients to communicate their IP to the directory, but I have no clue how
to impement it.
In my case, I've simply told the clients to update the nameserver with
their IPs and supplied their DNS names to Bacula.
Greetings,
Michel
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