Nice explanation, thanks. What are the cost considerations? >If you connect to the resource over the Internet >via URL, you won't be able to connect to it when you have the VPN running. > Nonconnect restricted to just me? or other users also not able to connect ?
Brent -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, December 01, 2001 11:14 AM Subject: Re: UNC in RBase? - Razzak's Reply > >Brent: > >You can do this with a VPN connections on both servers. > >The VPN provides a secure tunnel through the Internet and appears to the >systems that are connected through it as a normal local area network >connection. > >Since it appears to the systems to be a LAN connection, UNCs are fully >supported. You can also map drives. However, URLs between systems on the >VPN are not necessarily supported. The key to URL support is - if you are >able to connect to the resource on your LAN via URL, you'll be able to >connect to it via the VPN. If you connect to the resource over the Internet >via URL, you won't be able to connect to it when you have the VPN running. > >We use VPN connections regularly for connectivity between sites. I often >use a VPN connection from my home computer to my clients' servers to run >AUTOCHKs and perform various s/w development tasks. > >Initially we used the stock VPN support supplied with MS NT and MS W2K, but >about six months ago we switched to Cisco VPN for better throughput and >security. > >Tony > >Anthony Schmidt >President >The Computery Ltd. >One East Main Street >Bay Shore, NY 11706 > >Voice 631-665-8100 >Fax 631-969-5988 > > > > > "Brent Skean" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: cc: (bcc: Anthony Schmidt/BayShore/SGU_LN) > owner-rbase-l@son Subject: Re: UNC in RBase? - Razzak's Reply > etmail.com > > > 12/01/2001 11:36 > AM > Please respond to > rbase-l > > > > > > >Some more clarification please. > >If I have 2 servers, one in city A called CITYASERVER and one in city B >called CITYBSERVER, how do they talk to one another? They are both on the >web but not through wan or lan. > >CITYASERVER has R:Tango with ODBC set up for a database > >c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mydirectory\mydatabase.db1 > > >CITYBSERVER has R:Tango with ODBC set up for a database > >c:\inetpub\wwwroot\somedirectory\somedatabase.db1 > > >Can I have a taf on CITYASERVER do a DBMS that gets info from CITYBSERVER >database? Is the C:\inetpub\wwwroot replaced with \\ servername or ? > > >Thanks, >Brent Skean >Current Solutions > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Saturday, December 01, 2001 4:36 AM >Subject: Re: UNC in RBase? - Razzak's Reply > > >>In a message dated 12/1/2001 6:52:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >><< OK, my turn for dumb question which of course is NOT a dumb >question... >I >> read the above, but what does it mean? That servername = sharename (what >the >> heck is that?) = this directory \filename? And why would it be useful in >> R:Base? >> >> >>David, >> >>UNC allows you to connect to files over different platforms where you have >>the rights to, without mapping a drive letter. Such as the connection to >the >>RBase Syntax address on the web site is: http://www.rsyntax.com/. >> >>By using UNC, you dont have to worry about drive mappings, you can >directly >>connect to the directory and files, as long as you have the rights to >them. >>In my shop, we have 3 servers, FS1 through 3. >> >>Our full time database resides on FS3 in the directory \Programs\RBData\ >with >>a Database name of ShpInv . >> >>I do most of my development work on FS1, and the computer in my office >that >>has that mapping on it. To connect to my development database from a >computer >>that doesn't have Server FS1 mapped, I can connect to it with UNC by using >>the following command: >> >>Conn \\FS1\Programs\RBData\ShpInv. >> >>The command breaks down as >><Servername = FS1(SharableName)> \ >><Directory = Programs\RBData> \ >><FileName=ShpInv> >> >>This can be done on a LAN, as in my situation, or over a WAN, or even over >>the web, through Virtual Private Network connections. The overhead over a >WAN >>or the web with out a REAL fast link (i.e. T-1 or better) KILLS database >>performance That's when you use Oterro. Oterro can also simulate a >>Client/Server environment, where only the data you need is transfered over >a >>link, not the entire database. >> >>I hope that explains it a little better. And, if not, put another post up. >> >>Damon >> >>Damon D. Kaufman >>President >>Stalder Spring Works, Inc >>ISO-9002 / QS-9000 Certified >>2345 S. Yellow Springs St. >>Springfield, Ohio 45506 >>Voice 937,322,6120 >>Fax 937,322,2126 >>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > >
