[ubuntu-uk] Using rsync (or something) to remotely backup a windows drive

[doug livesey]

Hi -- I have a drive that gets a weekly backup of a Windows network stored
to it, and I would like to have that backed up in turn remotely.
To that end, I have an IP address that I wish to sync it to, and can setup
any machine/OS behind it that I want to.
What I was hoping to do was to have the backup drive synced each week, in a
manner similar to TimeMachine's, so that after an initial sync, only the
changes get sent, but that allows us to access any week's synced backup
image if needed (TM lets you browse them amazingly, but as long as it could
be done, it wouldn't have to be that posh).

My thoughts so far have been to setup a linux box running rsync to remotely
access the backup drive, for the following reasons:
1) I beleive that rsync has the functionality I require (though I could be
wrong).
2) If our Windows network gets taken out by a virus or something, having the
backup be on a different OS would provide extra security.
3) I'm more confident in setting this up on a linux machine than a Windows
one (though still not exactly cocky about it).

I'd really appreciate any advice that folks could give me on this -- am I
wrong in my ideas? would this even work? are there any hideous pitfalls
awaiting me? is there a better way to do it? etc.

Cheers for any & all input,
   Doug.
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