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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 17
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TM backup via Ethernet
Is it possible to share backup drives via Ethernet? and how set it up.
When you go to Sharing and point to File Sharing it picks wifi name of the computer and that pushes backup over the wifi. I need it to go over Ethernet, which is way faster. Does anybody know or seen how-to article about it? Changing protocols priorities alone does not help. I am on Yosemite and my Mac has Wifi and Ethernet network connections. Regards Leonid |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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Can you explain the details of your network in more detail? Do you have the same devices connected by both Wifi and Ethernet? Do you have Time Capsules, or some other NAS?
Whether File Sharing uses Ethernet or WiFi will depend on what it is configured to use in System Pref > Sharing. If the options aren't there, then you might have to use OS X Server. Server also offers a way to share Time Machine disks. Finally, as backups are a background process, is speed an issue? |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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I have three macs at home. My macmini plays role of a backup server with large FW disks attached. All machines connected via Ethernet for common data sharing. It is home network and Wifi used only for Internet connection.
Now. When I go to my macmini's Sharing settings and navigate to file sharing option it tells me that the sharing will happen over the wifi network. It basically shows me names I associated with wifi IP of macmini and that does not let me sleep well, so to speak. Because very often the TM, once configured on other two macs, run backups over the wifi instead of ethernet and that is very slow. The nature of what I am doing with my computers produces large amount of changes from time to time and relying on wifi backup is not good enough. I do not have time capsule and do not see it as a solution unless I'll really stuck with my existing setup. Regards Leonid |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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What happens if you choose "Connect To Server" from the Finder's Go menu, and then type in the Ethernet IP address? (preceded by afp:// or smb://)
If I were you, I would run OS X Server on the Mini. That will give you more control and options. |
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Montreal
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Maybe the issue here is that your machines are connected by both WiFi and Ethernet and WifI is being preferred when you want it to prefer Ethernet?
If so, you can change the order of preference in Network preferences where it shows the available networks. Make sure that Ethernet is above WiFi in the list.
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Prospect
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 17
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to hayne
yep, tried it did not help. Changing order order for different protocols has no effect on what I am after. to benwiggy Connecting with "Connect To Server" was the only option I managed to use so far. It is still not clear to me how MAC OS chooses where to push the traffic. The thing is that classical UNIX concept is that if it is not shared it can not be accessed. In this case it is clearly tells in sharing settings that it will go over wifi, but yet "connect to server" feature let you connect drive via Ethernet and then TM sees it. So, for now the problem is solved. Thank you Guys. The server is another option. I've been there too, some time ago, but then opted for desktop version just because it was not worth it. The GUI of the server was limited in functionality and I ended up fiddling with config files directly, but MAC OS is went far from common UNIX, so it was very difficult to maintain it in a right way. Thanks again to everyone. |
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