Re: [gentoo-amd64] Local network backup

["Wil Reichert" <wil.reichert@gmail.com>]

On 9/14/07, Peter Humphrey <prh@gotadsl.co.uk> wrote:
> On Friday 14 Sep 2007, Wil Reichert wrote:
> > I'm assuming since you're asking this question your firewall is locked down
> > pretty tight.
>
> Not particularly, but it seems silly to take needless risks. It has shorewall
> to manage iptables, but I still let it run squid, ntpd, dnsmasq and a few
> other little goodies. I suppose I rely on shorewall to keep me safe.
>
> > That said, backing up your personal data to it seems like a not very good
> > idea. Were you planning on encrypting it or something?
>
> I see what you mean, but really the main use of the backup would be to recover
> a working system to a damaged box (I can be just as clumsy in admin as anyone
> else), rather than spending a week or more rebuilding it from source. User
> data could perhaps be backed up elsewhere - I have a handy little USB disk
> that would do nicely.
>
> > Who uses your internal network seems to be the variable here. Is this at
> > work or home?
>
> The clue was in "my tiny LAN" which means my own  :-)
>
> > Is there a wireless router thrown in there somewhere?
>
> The one wireless link is between the laptop and an access point; the WAP is
> connected to an Ethernet switch which lives between the workstation and the
> gateway. Why do you ask?

Shorewall is good =)

If its your own private LAN with no (few?) external users, why bother
with ssh & encrypting traffic?

Wil
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