RE: [BackupPC-users] Re: Lowest network usage options?

[Ty C. <ty...@ma...>]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bac...@li...=20
> [mailto:bac...@li...] On Behalf=20
> Of Daniel Pittman
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 1:58 AM
> To: bac...@li...
> Subject: [BackupPC-users] Re: Lowest network usage options?
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> On Sat, 31 Jan 2004, Ty Christensen wrote:
> > I'm backing up several Win32 systems locally and remotely.  I've got
> > enough remote systems to backup now that it is starting to=20
> be a strain
> > on my Internet connections.  What I'm looking for is the=20
> most optimal
> > configuration to use the least amount of network bandwidth.=20
>  I'm more
> > than willing to sacrifice CPU time, setup time, and=20
> anything else you
> > can think of to accomplish this.
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> > From what little I've seen on the list so far, it appears that rsync
> > is the best way to go. What I did wonder, though, was if any gains
> > could be made by running ssh/rsync/tar on the clients so that the
> > files were compressed before they are sent across the wire? Is that
> > even possible? If so, would it be beneficial?
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> If you supply the '-z' option to rysnc, or use rsync/ssh with
> compression turned on, you will get the rsync stream compressed.
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>             Daniel
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OK.  Where do I specify that in backuppc?  Is it in the config file?
What type/level of compression does this option provide?

Thanks,
Ty