Jim,
The question to answer is, "Where is the code that is accessing the database actually executing?" Emmitt Dove Converting Systems Architect Evergreen Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o (203) 643-8086 f [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Belisle Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 16:25 To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic This has been an interesting discussion to me since I connect remotely to my computer at the site almost daily. Since I did not set up the VPN, I do not know how the system is set up. I log into the VPN first through a system called Forticlient. When this verifies that I am who I say I am, it connects me to my computer on site. I have access to everything on the server that I would have if I were sitting at my desk on site. The speed can at times be slow but usually that is only when I use my cad programs. Even then it is very good speed. As far as I know I have never caused any corruption to the RBASE database. If fact I do my UNLOAD RELOAD and PACKING the database remotely. There have been times when the server up there actually crashed and no corruption occurred. Would anyone venture as to what type of connection I would be on since it seems to work speedily? James Belisle _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lawrence Lustig Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 3:06 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic << There's a huge difference in using a VPN to create a remote connection such as via RDP, Dameware, VNC, etc. so as to execute R:BASE on a desktop inside the location where the database is located, and on the other hand attempting to execute R:BASE locally with remote data no matter the connection type. I've never considered the latter to be viable. >> There's another problem with using VPN to attach a remote computer to your trusted network, even if it's not for file-server based database work. Essentially, you're allowing an untrusted computer to infect your network. The best use of a VPN is to provide a protected route to get to a remote desktop connection as described by Emmitt. Don't allow the VPN access to your file server, only to the RD server. This hides your remote desktop access from port scanners while not allowing the remote machine to actually infect the network. -- Larry
