Don't have details, but you could setup either samba or NFS to allow for remote mounting. Obviously you know about tar and cpio. If this box is visible to the net then I wouldn't recommend using NFS. > Oh ye linux gods of the Phoenix valley, how can i back-up my fresh > install of debian to my /home dir of my other linux install (it's big > enough) with tar or cpio or whatever. > > I know this has probably been asked before but i can't seem to get a > straight answer from my other users list and there seems to be some > pretty sharp people here that won't confuse me. As usual...