Re: Off-site backup build

In message <482768a9$0$660$5a6aecb4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Howes <jimhowes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
So, what I'm wondering is if there are any NAS boxes out there -
either small and cute, or made up of a homebuild with a Linux distro
or similar - that would allow me to stick the device round a friends
house and (with only a little port-forwarding at their router) allow
me to terminate a VPN onto it so I can push backups over the 'Net.

Personally, I'd wonder if there was something I could stick out in the shed/garage/outbuilding/sealed-box-under-the-back-garden which is unlikely to be hit by the same fire that engulfs the house...

No, but it could be hit by a flood, storm etc. And lots of people don't have anywhere.

Trouble with backup over ADSL is that traffic charges will soon get in your way.

Depends on your package though. My previous ISP had no upload limits, my current one has generous enough limits for me not to worry.

There is no such thing as 'unlimited' any more, despite what the marketing guys say. Given that 'du -s ~jim' just returned somewhere in the region of 35Gb, which is _WAY_ too much, backing that up over ADSL would be a slow process.

I use Mozy for online backup,with about 140 GB. True, the initial backup takes some time, but once that is done, the incremental backups are ok.

On and off I consider something along the OP's lins for locating at my parents house
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Chris French, Leeds
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