From: David H. <dav...@3g...> - 2002-07-30 14:16:12
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Is it possible to limit the rate at which BackupPC tries to pull data from client machines? It would be nice to (e.g.) limit the rate of a full backup of the CEO's laptop so he's even less aware that his machine is being backed up! Thanks, Dave -- David Holland =*= Systems Manager =*= tel: +44 01223 478900 http://www.3glab.com/ =*= 3G Lab, UK =*= fax: +44 01223 478901 |
From: David H. <dav...@3g...> - 2002-07-31 16:11:14
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On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 03:16:05PM +0100, David Holland wrote: > Is it possible to limit the rate at which BackupPC tries to pull data > from client machines? Partially answering my own question... it occurs to me that it might be possible to (ab)use the iptables "limit" target to achieve this. You'd have to be as specific as possible in specifying ports, protocols etc to avoid impacting any other traffic (e.g. pings) between the backuppc server and the client. If I get around to trying this (it's not high priority for me) I'll report back to the list. Dave -- David Holland =*= Systems Manager =*= tel: +44 01223 478900 http://www.3glab.com/ =*= 3G Lab, UK =*= fax: +44 01223 478901 |