It should be noted that VNC was created by and is distributed free by AT&T's Cambridge Laboratories. It runs on Linux, UNIX, and PC platforms over the net. Take a look at the documentation on the site. It sounds too good to be true.
At 08:37 AM 3/4/2002 -0800, you wrote: >You might also look into using VNC. > >http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ > > >It's free. > >I have used a couple of time over DSL connections with good luck. > >I use it in my network lab all the time. > >Fred Antrobus > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of Troy Sosamon >Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 7:38 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Some advice please on ODBC connection to ORACLE > > >Victor, > >If you want to connect to R:base over a slow WAN connections, you will want >to use either a web server or some type of remote control software like PC >Anywere. > >R:base is not a client server database, it is workstation based which means >that you can put your database in a central location on a shared hard drive, >but when you access and manipulate the data, it is being done from the >workstation and all of the processing is done at the workstation, so all the >data needed to do the process has to be passed to the workstation. When you >do this over a slow connection, it is extremly slow because of all the data >that needs to be passed. > >I currently have 7 dedicated PC Anywhere machines that people use to access >my database. I am in the process of converting eveything to Tango and using >a web server to access everything, but it is a big project and takes time >and money to complete. There are several other remote access methods to use >besides PC Anywhere like Terminal server. > >The point is, you really don't want to connect to your database over a slow >WAN, you want to put a dedicated workstation on the fast network with your >database and do remote control of that workstation so that only the screen >and keyboard data needs to be sent across the wan. > >Troy Sosamon >Denver, Co. > > >===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 3/04/02 3:27 am >> Can anyone give me some advise. >> I have created an R:BASE application for a nursing community services >group >>and they love the business fit. >> I have an opportunity to tender for a job for another service and my >R:BASE >>applications fills most of the specifications but the customer is wanting >>to access the data base over a >> 64 kbps digital link in a WAN from remote locations. >> They are also want the data base back end to be Oracle. I can create all >>the tables in >> Orackle and sconnect to all the tables and load my R:BASE runtime engine >>with the R:Base reports and forms on the work stations. I have no >>experience in Oracle connection from the R:BASE front via a ODBC link and >>lesser experience in running it over a 64kbps connection. >> >> I would appreciate anyone experience in doing this WAN application. >> >> All help Please. >> >> Thanks >> >> Victor >> >> >> >> >> >>================================================ >>TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >>Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >>================================================ >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >>================================================ >>TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
