Hi Cristina,
I've done a little bit of research into the remote access issue and, based on my
limited knowledge, can provide a simple overview:
Option 1: PCAnywhere (thin client). You load up PCAnywhere (or equivalent) on the host
and remote PC. Both PCs need a modem. Using PCAnywhere, you dial into the
host from the remote. The remote then "takes over" the host and you can use all the
resources on the host. Concept: the remote sends keystrokes & mouse moves,
the host sends back screen shots. The application and data only runs on the host, so
you don't need anything else on the remote. Only one remote can control the
host at a time. If there is no need for simultaneous remote access to the host PC,
this option may work fine. Joy of Sports is using PCAnywhere until our
terminal services system is set up.
Option 2: VPN (fat client): Here you need a fast internet connection at the host and
remote and you need the application(s) residing on the remote (data files
remain on the host). VPN is essentially equivalent to a VERY LONG ethernet cable
running over the internet. You also need special VPN software residing on the
host and the client VPN software installed on the remote.
Option 3: Terminal Services (thin client): This is the same concept as PCAnywhere, but
Terminal Services has many more features and can allow for multiple
remotes to simultaneously connect to the host. Terminal services should work well even
if the remote only has 56k dialup. As with PCAnywhere, you do not need
the application or data on the remote. An even fancier version of terminal services is
provided by a company called Citrix. Joy of Sports is planning to install
a Terminal Services system.
I haven't been following the thread too closely, so you may have already received this
info from someone else. Feel free to give me a call and I can give you
more details about pros and cons for each option.
Regards,
Tom
703-619-0037
Joy of Sports Foundation
Cristina Formica wrote:
> When I say remote access, I mean access to the
> database from computers outside of the office. How
> does this work? How would I access a database that is
> in DC if I am in my house in Northern Virginia?
> --- Barry Madore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I think there may be some confusion as to the term
> > "remote access." By
> > "remote access" Marshall and the other responders
> > are referring to access to
> > the database from computers outside the office (like
> > dialing in to the
> > office from home). This is the technical definition
> > of remote access. To
> > make this type of accessing efficient fast Internet
> > connections are
> > essential as Marshall noted.
> >
> > If by "remote access" you mean, however, that you
> > need more than one
> > computer in your office to access the database
> > simultaneously, this is quite
> > easy to do. You will want to have FileMaker on each
> > computer to make this
> > networking most effective. One computer will host
> > the ebase files; the
> > other computers will access these files across the
> > network via a feature
> > built in to the Filemaker software.
> >
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