Bob, That's very interesting. When I work from home I am on VPN but here in the office, I'm simply on the network. RB4 seems to be the file most often out of sync. What should I ask my hardware guys to check??
Claudine ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:59 PM To: RBG7-L Mailing List Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: rbsync Claudine, � I have never had a database go out of sync unless one of two things happened... � 1) An abnormal exit such as a power loss, tripped over power cable, etc. or �� network related exit such as switch problems or a cable coming unplugged. � 2) VPN's might frequently cause sync problems.� If you are running over a VPN, I have seen the files get a time stamp difference during normal exit.� I believe the RB1 file gets closed last and sometimes a delay� in the VPN seems to cause it to get a slightly later date stamp.� I have one case where a database gets accessed via an ODBC connection over a VPN and I see the sync problem occasionally with no other apparent errors or problems. � So if you have anything running over a VPN, I would bet that may be where the problem lies.� If not, then you probably have a bad network component somewhere. � -Bob � -------------- Original message -------------- > Both my databases are continually out of sync even though I have AUTOSYNC ON > in my rbase.dat file. I have reported this and have never had an explanation > as to why this happens. Several times a week, I unload and recreate both > db's so there is no corruption involved, I don't think. > > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Fleming > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:24 PM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: rbsync > > I had a customer where they had some network NIC problems and eventually I > had the RBSYNC as AUTOSYNC ON in the RBase config file. It worked, but you > are probably masking a problem where one or more user updates are not > getting the four RBfiles updated and time stamped properly. I.e., you could > be overlooking database corruption. > > Dennis > ***** > > > At 01:00 PM 3/8/2005, you wrote: > > Anyone, > > Where is the best place to put RBSYNC? Exiting or Connecting? > > Thanks. > > Deb Roepken > cmri > 631-587-1495 > > >
