Topic: backup from sme TO a windows pc over WAN ?

[cyberdude]

Hi

I'm trying to set up some backup / rsync FROM my SME located in the other end of the contry (denmark) as from where i am located TO my windows pc

How ?

I have dungog.net's rsync and coustom backup scripts instaled on the server...

[MSmith]

You're looking to back up just the contents of the ibays this way?  Then use PPtP VPN to connect to the server and use the most excellent SyncBack from 2brightsparks to back each ibay up.

[cyberdude]

You're looking to back up just the contents of the ibays this way?  Then use PPtP VPN to connect to the server and use the most excellent SyncBack from 2brightsparks to back each ibay up.

No i vant to backup the intire server - as if i used the backup to desktop function - and in the "coustom backup" pannel from dungog i can select witch ibay's AND other folders that shoud be included in the backup...

[cc_skavenger]

you are looking for the backup 2 workstation contrib.

Here is a link:

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dmay/smeserver/6.x/contrib/backup2ws/

HTH

[cyberdude]

you are looking for the backup 2 workstation contrib.

Here is a link:

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dmay/smeserver/6.x/contrib/backup2ws/

HTH

Hmm the backup2ws i think this is only if the server and the workstation is in the SAME local network...
and in my situation it is NOT in the same location there are about 300 kilometers between the server and the workstation ...

[cc_skavenger]

duh....
I need to learn to read...

[arne]

The standard bacup to workstation of the sme server can for sure be used for backup via Internet. I do that regularly.

Of caurce this standard back up is restricted to 2 GB backup. Don't know how this wil work with the backup2ws as well.

I think I red somewhere here on this forum that there is also a backup tool that will make a backupfile to a ibay. If this is the case I would belive that it could be transfered woth ftp from there to the backupstation (??!!)

By the way I tried also for some period to make a rsync backup via internet, but it did not work for me. On the other hand rsync to a USB Harrdisk worked fine.

Arne.

[arne]

Sorry, I forgot to mention one thing ..

The standard backup to workstation feature via Internet is blocked by default configuration.

You have to declare the remote PC as a "trusted client" or something like that on the admin-panel

I thought this would work for the backup2ws mod as well, but I don't know that for sure.

[arne]

And it looks like I was wrong about the backup2ws module.

I made a test installation to check out if it work wia Internet. Does not seem to be the case.

The standard sme bacup works via internet, but it is limited to 2 GB.

[MSmith]

welllllll there's that PPtP VPN thing again ... then you're IN the local network.