Brent:
There is no cost if you already use an OS that has it built in, like NT
Server or W2K Server. I think Linux also has a VPN component.
If you need higher performance than what your OS provides, you can spend
all sorts of money on hardware solutions and there are VPN providers who
will do all of the setup and maintenance for you at additional cost. When
it comes to hardware and service providers, there is no limit on how much
you can spend. If you run a search on "VPN" on the Internet, you'll find
all sorts of links to companies like these.
RE: restrictions on connections - You need to provide private and public
addresses to your servers so that they are accessible both over the secure
connection (VPN) as well as the open connection (anonymous access via the
Internet). This can be done via settings on your routers.
Tony
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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.
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Nonconnect restricted to just me? or other users also not able to connect ?
Brent
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>Brent:
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>You can do this with a VPN connections on both servers.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Tony
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>Anthony Schmidt
>President
>The Computery Ltd.
>One East Main Street
>Bay Shore, NY 11706
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>Voice 631-665-8100
>Fax 631-969-5988
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>Some more clarification please.
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>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.
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>CITYASERVER has R:Tango with ODBC set up for a database
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>c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mydirectory\mydatabase.db1
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>CITYBSERVER has R:Tango with ODBC set up for a database
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>c:\inetpub\wwwroot\somedirectory\somedatabase.db1
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>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 ?
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>Thanks,
>Brent Skean
>Current Solutions
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>Date: Saturday, December 01, 2001 4:36 AM
>Subject: Re: UNC in RBase? - Razzak's Reply
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>>In a message dated 12/1/2001 6:52:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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>><< 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? >>
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>>David,
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>>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/.
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>>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.
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>>Our full time database resides on FS3 in the directory \Programs\RBData\
>with
>>a Database name of ShpInv .
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>>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:
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>>Conn \\FS1\Programs\RBData\ShpInv.
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>>The command breaks down as
>><Servername = FS1(SharableName)> \
>><Directory = Programs\RBData> \
>><FileName=ShpInv>
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>>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.
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>>I hope that explains it a little better. And, if not, put another post
up.
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>>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]
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