Re: Apple Announce Raft of Updates and New Products at MacWorld

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I saw on a forum discussing this the other day or possibly in comments
at the bottom of an engadget article that there was a terminal command
which changed a setting which did then allow network drive backups
from time machine?!
googling will poss help if you want it.
Noel


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@...> wrote:
>
> Ho Yin Ng wrote:
> > I don't understand ... or perhaps I have not been reading enough
blurb.
> > To use time machine I need to have time capsule? I cannot use any
other NAS?
> > i.e. my synology?
> >
>
> At the moment, Time Machine will not back up to a destination on the
> network. The functionality was there in the pre-release version
though,
> and presumably they'll turn it back on in the next OS release. I can't
> see how they could justify only turning it on for backing up to a Time
> Capsule though, but you never know...
>
> > Can the time capsule also be used as a NAS and can I backup my
other PCs to
> > it?
> >
>
> I should think so. The current 802.11n airport extreme base station
will
> act as a NAS if you plug in a USB HD - the new one just has a HD built
> in already.
>
> > Does this mean I have to spend even more money?
> >
>
> Well, Apple is a bit strapped for cash you know - they only have
$15B in
> the bank... :-)
>
> Jim
>