Re: [BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread Les Mikesell
John Hudak wrote: > Thanks for your input Les. I have XP professional. Two accounts on the > machine: hp_administrator, and remote_desktop_user (RDT requires a pw, > which is why I created it). hp_adminstrator does not have a pw ( I > didn't want one for a number of reasons). > > I am using S

Re: [BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread John Hudak
Thanks for your input Les. I have XP professional. Two accounts on the machine: hp_administrator, and remote_desktop_user (RDT requires a pw, which is why I created it). hp_adminstrator does not have a pw ( I didn't want one for a number of reasons). I am using SMB as the backup mechanism. I am

Re: [BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread Les Mikesell
John Hudak wrote: > I can ping HP-PC-XP from any machine on my LAN (debian (debian 5.0_, > ubuntuserver (ubutuserver 8.04), the mac (x10.5), and another xp box (xp > sp3)). the firewall on the xp box is down (the app is not running, and > windoz firewall disabled). > the log file is attached. >

Re: [BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread John Hudak
I can ping HP-PC-XP from any machine on my LAN (debian (debian 5.0_, ubuntuserver (ubutuserver 8.04), the mac (x10.5), and another xp box (xp sp3)). the firewall on the xp box is down (the app is not running, and windoz firewall disabled). the log file is attached. you will notice that the machin

Re: [BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread Les Mikesell
three_jeeps wrote: > [quote="three_jeeps"] > Les Mikesell wrote: >> >>> If they have static addresses but aren't in DNS, a quick fix is to >>> configure the >>> ClientAlias setting to the IP address and turn off the dhcp option. Or, if >>> you >>> connect from the web browser on HP-PC-XP and s

[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread three_jeeps
[quote="three_jeeps"] Les Mikesell wrote: > > > > > > If they have static addresses but aren't in DNS, a quick fix is to > > configure the > > ClientAlias setting to the IP address and turn off the dhcp option. Or, if > > you > > connect from the web browser on HP-PC-XP and start the backu

[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-24 Thread three_jeeps
[quote="Les Mikesell"] > > If they have static addresses but aren't in DNS, a quick fix is to configure > the > ClientAlias setting to the IP address and turn off the dhcp option. Or, if > you > connect from the web browser on HP-PC-XP and start the backup through the web > interface it sh

Re: [BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-23 Thread Les Mikesell
three_jeeps wrote: > > three_jeeps wrote: >> Perhaps somebody can explain what this problem is and how to solve it. >> I have a Debian machine running BackupPC and a windows xp machine that I >> want to back up. Both machines are on a small local network served by a >> router. I have a 3rd mac

[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-23 Thread three_jeeps
three_jeeps wrote: > Perhaps somebody can explain what this problem is and how to solve it. > I have a Debian machine running BackupPC and a windows xp machine that I want > to back up. Both machines are on a small local network served by a router. > I have a 3rd machine on the network, runni

[BackupPC-users] help with Error: Can't Find IP address for HP-PC-XP

2010-01-23 Thread three_jeeps
Perhaps somebody can explain what this problem is and how to solve it. I have a Debian machine running BackupPC and a windows xp machine that I want to back up. Both machines are on a small local network served by a router. I have a 3rd machine on the network, running Ubuntu server (192.168.0.