From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 9 12:55:48 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17A5516A41F for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 12:55:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kiffin@gish.demon.nl) Received: from post-22.mail.nl.demon.net (post-22.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6071043D6D for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 12:55:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kiffin@gish.demon.nl) Received: from gish.demon.nl ([83.160.27.223]:13757 helo=ZGISH) by post-22.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1EkhmI-000EUY-Rj for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:55:11 +0000 From: "Kiffin Gish" To: Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 13:55:12 +0100 Message-ID: <000a01c5fcbf$cb4b9b10$2101a8c0@ZGISH> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Subject: Best configuration for backup home network ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:55:48 -0000 I'm considering using either Amanda or Bacula (don't know which yet) to run backups for my home network, consisting of a number of windows and freebsd machines connected together with Samba. Nothing too complicated, economic, pretty basic stuff really. What is the best tapetype, tape drive, hardware for me to use? Just curious is all. Thanks a lot in advance. -- Kiffin Rex Gish Gouda, The Netherlands