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I'd look at nc if I were you. something like this: (though you'll have to check the man page because I made up the command switches) on one machine: dd if=/dev/hda | nc -l -p 3000 on the other: nc -s remotehost -p 3000 > backup.img -l = listen -p = port -s = source address substitute remotehost and 3000 as apropriate On 6/22/07, sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi > > I have been looking for an app that will allow me to backup a microshaft XP > windoze as a complete drive image. > > I have used Ghost and drive image in the past. > > What i wanted to do didn't work, I tried a Knoppix Live CD. Checked for DCHP > lease etc, umounted the drive i wanted to clone. > > then tried something like this > > dd if=/dev/hda | ssh user@remotehost /bin/dd of=/tmp/mypc_hda.img > > it created a 100MB file in seconds, But the drive has around 60GB of data. > > > Has anyone found a safe method for doing this type of job > > Regards > > > Sam > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/857 - Release Date: 20/06/2007 > 14:18 > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html