[Gllug] local backup solution

[Martin]

The ethernet port is being used for internet connection.

On 01/13/2010 05:52 PM, Richard Jones wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 05:06:07PM +0000, Martin wrote:
>    
>> You're talking about network backup. Unfortunately we don't have a LAN
>> network set up yet due to some silly network arrangements on the
>> business centre part (the building renting offices). We've got two
>> network sockets in the wall. I don't even know what kind of network it
>> is. I guess it's not possible to create LAN with a network switch, is
>> it? What would be the default gateway, etc? There are only two computers
>> at the moment. It's not imperative now, but next month I'll have to get
>> it sorted and organise LAN for the computers and a network printer.
>>      
> You can connect two machines back to back with just a cross-over cable
> (in fact cross-over cables aren't even required these days unless you
> have really old ethernet ports).  You can also buy a switch for a few
> pounds, albeit you get what you pay for.
>
> In any case, none of this needs a network at all.  You can just plug a
> USB hard disk straight into the computer, format it with a reasonable
> filesystem (eg. ext3) and rsync away.
>
> Rich.
>
>    

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