Saturday, March 01, 2008

Synchronization Between Linux, Mac & Windows

Sooner or later after you begin to have more than one computer, you will face the problem of synchronization files between them. Of course the easiest solution is to sell n-1 computers; but it is not reasonable since we must have stronger reason to have n computers at first .

Let me do the research.

My situation is as following:
I run SUSE Linux on the desktop in my lab, which is supposed to running all the time; Also I have a desktop at home running windows xp and finally my macbook laptop. My first priority is to sync between mac and linux for I usc them heavily; and second between mac and windows. Also since I use computer

References


Sync folders between a Mac and PC?


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How to mount a Windows shared folder on your Mac


Geek to Live: Mirror files across systems with rsync

http://lifehacker.com/software/mac-os-x/how-to-access-a-macs-files-on-your-pc-247541.php

How to set up a home FTP server

http://ceitl.zanestate.edu/blog/archives/2005/10/synchronizing-files-across-computers-and-platforms/

Geek to Live: Automatically back up your hard drive

http://everythinglinux.org/rsync/

Passwordless SSH Login
http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20021226.html


http://linuxmafia.com/%7Erick/linux-info/filesync.html