On 8/24/05, H. S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I misunderstood you the first time. I see what you mean now. Just a > little clarification: my rsync server is my Debian Testing on a P4 > desktop. Backups works perfectly on this machine. I am trying to > implement a method with which the Testing desktop would backup certain > directories on a laptop on my home LAN running Windows XP (and the save > the backups on the Testing desktop). >
If you are on a private network, you can use rsync over rsh from your laptop to the backup server. If you're doing it over a public network, then use rsync over ssh. If you use ssh, you'll probably want passwordless public keys. The other thing to do is look at a more sophisticated backup solution like Bacula. http://www.bacula.org/ -- Jiann-Ming Su "I have to decide between two equally frightening options. If I wanted to do that, I'd vote." --Duckman
