Thanks Bill, For a typical RBase app, it doesn't sound like a VPN would be a viable solution at dial-up modem speeds. I recall two years ago at the User Meeting when the good Doctor was running RBase/Tango/Oterro and NOT having RBase as the front end resulted in lightening response times. So, I wasn't comparing that with a VPN solution. But, it's always nice for your customer base to have options. Dennis **** At 11:10 PM 5/28/01 -0500, you wrote: >On Sun, 27 May 2001 15:38:13 -0400, Dennis Fleming wrote: > >>What kind of performance (speed) can you expect when running an >RBase for >>Windows application as a remote user on a VPN? > >I use VPN to connect to networks at some of my clients. > >At dial-up modem speeds, starting R:Base on my computer and then >connecting to a database on the network at the other end of the VPN >connection can be very slow. For example if there is a 100 MB >database on their network, and I map the network folder to a drive on >my computer, and then at the R> prompt change to that drive and type >CONNECT dbname, it can take 5 minutes before the R> prompt >returns. Other commands that follow don't all have that same delay, >but there will be many long delays in a typically set of R:Base >commands. > >However, if I am connected at high-speed, for example a 256kbps >symetrical DSL line, it seems only a little slower than actually having >my computer plugged in to a port on their network. > >Bill > > > > > > Dennis Fleming IISCO http://www.TheBestCMMS.com
