From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 3 03:40:39 2005 Return-Path: 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 D4D7316A4CE for ; Thu, 3 Mar 2005 03:40:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tcslea.org (server.tcslea.org [205.238.132.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F3D343D2F for ; Thu, 3 Mar 2005 03:40:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chris@filarescue.org) X-ExtScanner: Niversoft's FindAttachments (free) X-Antivirus: clamav via cgpav Received: from [65.89.130.173] (account chris@filarescue.org HELO system) by tcslea.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 70985 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:40:48 -0600 Message-ID: <200503022140370229.01D910C3@filarescue.org> X-Mailer: Courier 3.50.00.09.1098 (http://www.rosecitysoftware.com) (P) Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:40:37 -0600 From: "Chris" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Backing up server to Windows box X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 03:40:39 -0000 Hello, Does anyone know a good way to completely back up a FreeBSD server (running= things like Apache, a mail server, sshd, etc) to my home WinXP box? The server is co-located away from home, and instead of paying for offsite= storage for backup purposes, can't I just use my broadband connection to= make differential backups to my home WinXP computer? It seems that I could either: a) schedule a program on my WinXP box that ssh's to the server to retrieve= the files; or b) use cron to cause the server to ssh to my WinXP box to push the files to= me. Option 'b' seems more secure to me for some reason ... is there a FreeBSD= port/package that can handle that, if I were to run a ssh server on my= home computer? I do have a static IP address, but if that were to ever= change, I suppose option 'a' might be easier. Ideas? Thanks, Chris Fila Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are= tax-deductible.