Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 10:40:20 -0500 From: Joshua Fielden <shaggy@houseofduck.ml.org> To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD/Win 95 Network Backup Message-ID: <3461E4E4.E1E49705@houseofduck.ml.org> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971105215200.5564H-100000@shell.futuresouth.com>
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Actually, because of a hardware shortage, I do that here, but archive to tape, not CD. I run SAMBA on the BSD box, and then mount the "drives" on NT. Once the drive is mounted, it is eligible for backup with backup programs. The file copying is done using the SMB protocol, and windoze doesn't know the difference. One caveat from my days at an un-named company, where we were trying to develop a program that would reliably be a CDR burner over the network: CDR's need a constant stream of data at a steady rate. Data over/under-runs are very possible in this scenario. IMHO, you stand a better chance of burning frisbees than backups over the network. Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > > On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, David Empey wrote: > > > I have a question about how FreeBSD accesses devices on a Win95 to > > which it is networked. I am considering purchasing a CD-Writeable > > drive for the Win95 machine, and I would like to back up the FreeBSD > > machine on that drive. When FreeBSD accesses a drive (or other > > device) on a networked machine, what happens behind the scenes? Does > > the FreeBSD box use its own drivers to access the drive, or does it > > use those of the host (the later would, I think, be necessary to > > accomplish my goal). Any info would be appreciated! > I'd think it would have to use whatever drivers are present on the system > the drive is physically attached to. > It seems to be that you might be better off getting a CD burner for the > FreeBSD box, and running everything the other way around. > Of course, I ALWAYS vote like that... > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > > David Empey > > mailto: empey@integral.on.ca > > http://plato.ml.org/~empey/ > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | > * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * > | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| > * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * > | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -- Joshua Fielden, Systems Administrator, GeoCities. jfielden@geocities.com #include <std_disclaimers.h> "Duct tape is like the force. It has a dark side, a light side, and it holds the universe together."
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