Can ethernet drives be backed up by Time Machine?

I'm interested in getting an ethernet drive to share files between computers. Can my Time Machine drive (attached via FW800) find the ethernet drive and backup its contents?
Thanks,
Jeff

Not unless the Ethernet drive appears in the TM preferences list of available devices. If it does see the Ethernet drive, then the drive can be backed up to your TM backup drive. Be sure your TM backup drive has adequate space. Your backup drive should be at least twice the capacity as the sum of the capacities of the drives it will back up.

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