Can one external HardDrive Backup both windows and Linux (ubuntu) PCs?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by rogerdodger, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. rogerdodger

    rogerdodger Private E-2

    Hello, I have a Linux (ubuntu) machine connected to a Linksys G router (WRT54G2) via ethernet. My main PC, a Winodws XP laptop, also communicates through the linksys router (via wifi). I want to connect an external drive directly to the Linksys wireless G and be able to use *both machines (Linux and XP) to access the external drive and do backups; is this possible?

    Most inexpensive external drives come with USB, not ethernet connections; the wifi has Ethernet connections. I am new too both backup devices and Linux and am on a budget.
     
  2. KingSteve

    KingSteve MajorGeek

    i dont see why not. what kind of backup are you doing? like are you imaging the whole thing or just ntbackup style and making a backup file to store on your external?

    i dunno about the ubuntu machine tho
     
  3. foogoo

    foogoo Major "foogoo" Geek

    I believe you can if the drive is FAT32, just like using a memory stick between PCs. But if your looking for NTFS, some Linux distro do NTFS, but Windows will not do exf (or whatever) natively, there is a freeware for it... you know stick to FAT32.

    http://www.fs-driver.org/
     

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