Re: rsync over ssh/nfs (was: server crashing)

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 09:01:57PM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
> This was between two boxes, each with 1.3Ghz Athlon II Neo N36L Dual-Core
> CPUs, so not particularly powerful.
> 
> They were both into the same cheap gigabit switch.

Yes, in such a situation RSync over NFS will indeed work better.
But the setup described earlier was used for backups over a long distance
if I remember correctly.

NFS is also a protocol I wouldn't want to use over the Internet for
security reasons. But I use it my LAN at home.

        Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/