Well, I'd really prefer to manage this from a backuppc perspective than a DHCP/DNS perspective. This is a Microsoft network, so the clients are obviously going to do what is best for BillG. Can anyone give me a rough of what I need to change as far as the nmblookup/pingcmd scripts? I just need some architecture help, I can handle the scripting details. >From: Micha Kersloot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Larry Bernstone schreef: >> Has anyone set up a system where they have a preferred network for >> backups? I have laptops that connect to wireless and wired subnets on >> my network. I?d like for the wired network to be used if available, but >> since DNS gives out seemingly random results to a hostname lookup, it >> behaves really screwy, is difficult to script, and will often choose the >> wireless connection over the wired. Anyone come up with a good config >> for this? >Not really a backup question, but I can think of two solutions, >depending on the OS on the laptops and the server. >1. If the OS on the laptop is Linux, you can script DCHP-client so it >sends a hostname depending on several variables, for example the network >card. >2. You can setup the DHCP server to fix ip numbers to mac addresses. In >that case you are always certain about the connection type in use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
