Hi Chris,
Why wouldn't it work to put the client code and perl on the USB
keydrive and then every ten minutes, your system will get it from
there instead of from your hard drive? I realize the USB keydrive
is slower to load, but does that matter here?
Definitely a thought. I only write the log and the file that keeps
the actual when the IP actually gets updated, so that wouldn't mess
with anything. Unfortunately, this is one of the models that only
has one USB port and no firewire, so the USB port is also where I
hang the drive I back up to. If I'm going to buy a USB hub for this
rig, I think I'd rather splurge and pick up a full complement of
RAM. Powering the USB hub would add another wall wart, three more
physical points of favor. Japanese apartments at rent I can afford
do not offer much space that is protected, so I'm not just being
paranoid.
I have an old USB 1.1 1 to 4 hub that doesn't need power. I bought
it for $4 about 2 years ago and never used it. It's yours if you
want it, though I'm not going to ship it to Japan.
On the other hand, personal web servers can go off line for long
enough to slip a hub in and then off line again to slip the hub out
when the backup is done, without the world coming to a stop,
Definitely a thought.
