He could also try Home Server as the data warehouse at one of the homes with the HS client on both of the down level clients. No VPN or other software needed. They could share more than the database and the warehouse is easy to increase since it prefers to use USB drives. The only production maker of the Home Server is HP.
Jon On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Roger Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > Hamachi is ideal for this scenario. Easy, free, and sufficient. > > > Die dulci fruere! > > Roger Wright > ___ > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Chyka, Robert <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here is the scenario: > > > > 2 home users that use Quickbooks. One of the users has the Quickbooks > > database on their home computer, but the database needs to be accessed > > simultaneously by another home user in a different town. What would be > the > > best setup so these 2 users can share the Quickbooks database and be able > to > > use their multiuser license? Would you pump the database up to the cloud > > and access it that way? They cant copy the database down, work on it, > and > > send it back and forth to each other etc.. They need it to be somewhere > > with 2 machines accessing it. Would a decent router with VPN access at > the > > "host" home be good enough? If this is a viable option, what brand > device > > would yo ulook at? > > > > Thanks for any insight. > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
