RE: nfs mounting problems
> >
> > I posted this on comp.linux.os.networking and didn't get any
> > responses. I'm hoping somebody here might be able to help.
> >
> >
> > I want to backup my laptop (thinkpad-wireless) to the tape drive in my
> > server (bear).
>
> Not sure why your nfs isn't working but I'd suggest trying dump and
> rdump over ssh for network backups. I've been using it quite
> succesfully on several networks I run.
>
I would love to use dump. But my understanding is that dump doesn't work on
vfat file systems and I would like to backup my dos E drive, which is smbfs
mounted to also be backed up to my server.
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