Re: Accessing 3rd party database via VPN

2008-08-31 Thread Stuart Evans
Hi Steven, If they have a Cisco VPN setup you will need to use the Cisco client. There are standards for VPNS but many vendors have proprietary clients. I use the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client for Mac to connect to a clients network. I think you need to register for a Cisco ID to download it but che

Re: Accessing 3rd party database via VPN

2008-08-31 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 29/08/2008, at 10:54 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: So would the MacOS have the functionality of Cisco's VPN Client built into it? What prompts me to ask that question is that I notice within my Mac's Network settings that there is a VPN (L2TP) option, which I currently have set as inactive.

Re: Accessing 3rd party database via VPN

2008-08-28 Thread Steven Knowles
Thanks to Neil H, Shay and Peter H for your thoughts on my query about accessing Workdesk. I've since found a little more info, after finding a Windows machine on which to launch the software I've been given. The software sent to me is Cisco's VPN Client, which has been sent to me in order

Re: Accessing 3rd party database via VPN

2008-08-28 Thread Shay Telfer
Neil Houghton wrote: Hardware Related Issues Working from home You can connect to your WorkDESK database and work from home using any of the Remote Office hardware alternatives (Windows XP Pro Remote Desktop connection, Windows, Terminal Services, Citrix Metaframe). You can also access

Re: Accessing 3rd party database via VPN

2008-08-27 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Stephen, DISCLAIMER: I really know nothing about accessing third party databases so this might all be rubbish! However, I just took a look at the Workdesk website and I don't think your problem is just how to access a third party database. It appears to me the Workdesk system is actually a Win

Re: Accessing 3rd party database via VPN

2008-08-27 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 28/08/2008, at 5:10 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: Hoping someone can give me a tip or two please. I need to access a 3rd party database housed on a remote server, and to do so someone has given me a bunch of files to instal on my machine. They are clearly Windows files, named as follows.

Accessing 3rd party database via VPN

2008-08-27 Thread Steven Knowles
Hoping someone can give me a tip or two please. I need to access a 3rd party database housed on a remote server, and to do so someone has given me a bunch of files to instal on my machine. They are clearly Windows files, named as follows... data1.cab data1.hdr data2.cab DelayInst.exe iker