[GLLUG] imaging further with dd?

[Charles Ulrich]

Benjamin Cathey wrote:
> Okay - here is what I am trying
>
> Booting both machines with a LiveCD (Insert Security.)  Then on the receiving
> machine:
>
> netcat -l -p 9000 | dd of=/dev/hda
>
> On the source machine:
>
> dd if=/dev/hda | netcat 192.168.0.173 9000

Just remember that dd does a bit-for-bit copy and that if the two drives
aren't the same exact model number, the results may not be what you expect. If
they are different, you may get better mileage out of rsync or some other
file-based backup utility.

-- 
Charles Ulrich
Ideal Solution, LLC - http://www.idealso.com