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jtsnow
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:25 am Post subject:
Cheap server for home backup? |
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I want to have another PC on my home LAN to use to run the External 250 GB
HD backup I used to backup 4 PCs.
I have 4 PCs on my LAN and when they backup over LAN it bogs down the PC I
use, this is the same PC that interfaces (USB 2.0) to the External HD.
What is the cheapest way to get a server (or is there a simple device that
will act like a server) to interface from the ethernet (100 baseT) LAN to my
External USB HD backup?
I have a spare old laptop that would work, but I need USB 2.0 for the HD and
it doesnt have that.
Any thoughts or tips or suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks! |
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Frank Foss
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:44 am Post subject:
Re: Cheap server for home backup? |
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See my reply in alt.backup-software
Foz
jtsnow wrote:
| Quote: | I want to have another PC on my home LAN to use to run the External 250 GB
HD backup I used to backup 4 PCs.
I have 4 PCs on my LAN and when they backup over LAN it bogs down the PC I
use, this is the same PC that interfaces (USB 2.0) to the External HD.
What is the cheapest way to get a server (or is there a simple device that
will act like a server) to interface from the ethernet (100 baseT) LAN to my
External USB HD backup?
I have a spare old laptop that would work, but I need USB 2.0 for the HD and
it doesnt have that.
Any thoughts or tips or suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks!
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Yura Pismerov
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:02 am Post subject:
Re: Cheap server for home backup? |
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http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=35&scid=43&prid=640
jtsnow wrote:
| Quote: | I want to have another PC on my home LAN to use to run the External 250 GB
HD backup I used to backup 4 PCs.
I have 4 PCs on my LAN and when they backup over LAN it bogs down the PC I
use, this is the same PC that interfaces (USB 2.0) to the External HD.
What is the cheapest way to get a server (or is there a simple device that
will act like a server) to interface from the ethernet (100 baseT) LAN to my
External USB HD backup?
I have a spare old laptop that would work, but I need USB 2.0 for the HD and
it doesnt have that.
Any thoughts or tips or suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks!
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Al Dykes
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:05 am Post subject:
Re: Cheap server for home backup? |
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In article <qPXGd.11655$Tf5.1638@lakeread03>, jtsnow <jtsnow@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I want to have another PC on my home LAN to use to run the External 250 GB
HD backup I used to backup 4 PCs.
I have 4 PCs on my LAN and when they backup over LAN it bogs down the PC I
use, this is the same PC that interfaces (USB 2.0) to the External HD.
What is the cheapest way to get a server (or is there a simple device that
will act like a server) to interface from the ethernet (100 baseT) LAN to my
External USB HD backup?
I have a spare old laptop that would work, but I need USB 2.0 for the HD and
it doesnt have that.
Any thoughts or tips or suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks!
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You can buy a USB2 PCMCIA card for a few bucks.
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