Backing up macbook via ethernet

[BMWe24]

So i want to back up my macbook before i upgrade to snow leopard, and I do not have a external hard drive, is there a way to back up my macbook on my giant iMac i have at home? I have an ethernet cable hooked up, with all sharing turned on. I could copy files, but is there a way to use time machine and back it up that way?

Thanks
Brad

 

[chscag]

The best and easiest way is to buy an external hard drive and use Time Machine. You should be backing up both your iMac and MacBook on a regular basis anyway.

But to get back to your question... by default Time Machine is not setup to backup to a network drive. In order to do it, follow the directions given in this article: LINK

 

[BMWe24]

i'm trying to use my iMac for my network drive, will that work for this?

 

[chscag]

And what happens if the hard drive in your iMac fails? You've not only lost the data from the iMac but also the TM backup. Not a good idea. And I'm not sure it would work anyway.

 

[BMWe24]

im just trying to do this for my upgrade to snow leopard on my macbook pro. i am gonna buy a hard drive eventually just not right now.