We do this, running a third party hosted database that both my offices
in Japan and San Diego can access for sending order fulfillment
requests. Its slow to open compared to local hosting but not that bad
really. Depends on your needs. I think our host is gahahlconsulting.com.
You've got a friend in Japan
http://www.jlist.com
On Dec 15, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In regard to your query I would also like to know how fast it will
run as I did this with a client but found the connectivity was
really too slow.
I set up filemaker remote to access his server from my office so I
could remove the necessity of travel. Unfortunately it was so slow
to use I eventually opted for a VNC connection which was much faster
and more realistic to use. I believe the line connection was fast
enough to operate efficiently as the VNC connection is fine, its
just that trying to use filemaker's remote option slowed it all down
too much to really be workable. In your case a VNC option is not an
option as you need to have the use of a computer at the other end.
So if someone out there has a better plan to set it up then I'd like
to know too. i found that IWP will work much faster, but it does
have limitations in access compared to using normal filemaker.
I'm running 8.5 on Leopard and PC as I use and test both systems in
my office.
Lee Mills
E. Riley Casey wrote:
I am in the process of changing my office databases from FMP 4 to
an FMP8 based database. I understand that as long as my office has
a fixed IP address that any of my staff with a copy of FMP 8 should
be able to log into the office server and open the database in the
same way they would within the office. I gather this involves some
knowledge of actual internet configuration as opposed to FMP server
configuration ( since I'm not looking to publish it to a web page -
we are using FMP Server standard ). Is there a resource on the net
that has a basic description of how to go about this?
Thanks for any suggestions
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