From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 25 05:52:08 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8868916A46B for ; Fri, 25 May 2007 05:52:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jackbarnett@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29D0A13C469 for ; Fri, 25 May 2007 05:52:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jackbarnett@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id a29so1266288pyi for ; Thu, 24 May 2007 22:52:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=TLIfk/SvH3oS42HMVR8AQoSgtiJEudeRTymTDRnhWCQ93TeMdtBVMBaKH4v8rl6ApIOpaq+zJBpwf3hEf2ISeV6YxtWM9RBiM9AOPRDq58LSShwzOfhhn8Dbtf85Onq88cntkb/iskn93jyYErklB69hthHjs/QC992PXHYXc2I= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=KIXjZzaDTznVkZ8wXX9/hA+BKYIV2F+ZLMvKsVeJ0L5qiNpxoTqGwIM0P4xYuWgayb7IlAW15Lu/jnniHNY0GK3nxh8z7Fv2pzJPwTTM4q0zrRjEVS860DrkdyLlVEqSm2vVuKTCfiGlEVvw5VY4+hKBGeOvn3+Yei0TzudDo6c= Received: by 10.35.102.1 with SMTP id e1mr4583915pym.1180072327633; Thu, 24 May 2007 22:52:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.17.10? ( [66.41.41.11]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id f24sm6774369pyh.2007.05.24.22.52.07; Thu, 24 May 2007 22:52:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46567985.20204@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 00:52:05 -0500 From: Jack Barnett User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Zbigniew Szalbot References: <1573.192.168.11.11.1180070322.squirrel@lists.lc-words.com> In-Reply-To: <1573.192.168.11.11.1180070322.squirrel@lists.lc-words.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network storage X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jackbarnett@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 05:52:08 -0000 Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > What options do I have of using a network storage device such as Buffalo > TeraStation? I can access it from Windows via network share or via FTP > protocol. How can I access this device from FreeBSD? TeraStation is on the > same LAN as FBSD machine. I would like to use TeraStation for backup > purposes as the drives there can hold lots of data. I know I can use FTP > but then how would you go about backup? Do backups on the local FBSD drive > and then have some kind of script/software (what kind of?) to copy it via > FTP to TeraStation? > > Many thanks in advance! > > Hi. Yes you can automate ftp transactions. Here is one article: http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=170517&rl=1 I only skimmed that article, but it looks good. A google search is sure to turn up more. I would suggestion against ftp if possible. Scp (or "sftp") is cp/ftp over a "secure" (SSH) connection which allows for encrypt of passwords and/or files. This too can be automated - provided that your network storage device allows SSH connections. Also - using smbmount or smbclient (part of the samba package/port); you can use these to access the "Windows" share on the network storage device. If I remember correctly though, the Windows protocol doesn't encrypt the information, which is as bad as ftp - since the hackers can steal all your passwords, information and files! -J