[RBASE-L] - Re: Web Access Question

[Doug Hamilton]

VPN (Virtual Private Network) might be an option.  Each remote is a client on your network except that they are connected by the internet rather than CAT5.  I believe each remote user is another seat (best to check w/ RBTI) and there would be licensing cost.  Since there could be a lot of data going over the 'net, responsiveness might be an issue.  Consider different configurations for location of the RBase system software and your app sfw to help the speed much the same way you would on a LAN.  (Keep scratch files local at the remote site :)  Unlike PCAnywhere, UltraVNC, etc you don't need hosting PCs attached to the server for the remote access - I think that's what you meant by a bank of remote PCs attached to the server.  
Since VPN is a matter of internet routing, there is no "VPN" application software to purchase.  It's a matter of setting up a static IP address for the hosting server site and configuring routers.

I'm in the process of getting a small VPN set up, so these comments are the extent of my comfort level right now.

Hope it helps,
Doug

Castanaro, Bob wrote:

List,

 

Need some advice and ideas.

I have a complicated application residing on a server.

The client wants others to be able to access this application over the web from off-site locations.

A web app is out of the question, I do not have the time nor expertise to recreate this, it is constantly moving target!

 

Solo….

How do I allow multiple (maybe 5 or more) users to use this application over the web?

Will remote desktop allow multiple users? 

Is there a third party product that does this?

Do I need a bank of remote PCs attached to the server for each user to access?

 

A couple years ago, I was hoping that client server would do this, but I guess moving forms and data over the web is too slow.  The R:Base application tools and forms are just so easy and superior.  I have not seen a web app that can work like this.  If I had the time, maybe, but this is too far along to re-write  and have all the rules and form doodads recreated.

 

Any ideas appreciated, I am speaking to a network guy tomorrow sometime and wanted some ideas.

 

TIA

Bob C

 

Robert M. Castanaro
Director, Surgical Services, Clinic and Pain Services
Summa Health System Barberton Hospital
155 Fifth Street N.E.
Barberton, Ohio  44203
Phone 330-615-3627
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

 

 

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