Hi Holly-
Now I understand. The problem with your non-DSL office hosting Ebase is
that you won't have a static IP at that address. Every time you dial-up to
the Internet, you'll get a different IP address (unless you can somehow
work it out otherwise), which means that the DSL office won't know what IP
address to type into FMPro in order to connect to the host. A static IP is
required for hosting Ebase via TCP/IP (as opposed to the Web, which I think
isn't possible with Ebase currently).
Better to have the office with DSL host Ebase, and have the four-person
office dial in. That means, however, that the 4-person office will have
very slow access to the database. You have to decide if everyone having a
real-time version is more important than the four people in the larger
office having fast access.
--Amy
At 01:33 PM 4/18/01 -0400, you wrote:
>The 4 person office can't get DSL - they could "host" ebase there and have
>the DSL users connect, but they aren't always online.
>
>Clearly there's no "perfect" solution - but is this the "best" solution?
>
>Holly Ross
>TechRocks
>Consultant
>212.812.4293
>f) 202.318.0577
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:30 PM
> > To: TechRocks Support
> > Subject: [support] Re: sharing ebase
> >
> >
> > At 7:11 PM -0400 4/17/01, Holly Ross wrote:
> > >Hey folks -
> > >
> > >I'm working with a group that has two office locations and needs to share
> > >ebase. One office has DSl and a static IP address. In the other office,
> > >the four workstations need to dial up for access (it's MT, not a
> > lot of DSL
> > >out there yet!).
> > >
> > >Right now, they've been emailing the database back and forth and it isn't
> > >owkring too well.
> > >
> > >The only thing I can think to advise right now is that the DSL office
> > >shouldpublish it to the Web (they have FMPro 5) and the dial-uup
> > office can
> > >access it across the Internet. I hear it's a deathly slow method though.
> > >Any ideas?
> >
> > First off, FileMaker's web publishing can't make all of the ebase
> > script and button functionality accessible to the remote location.
> > Best it can do is access to a limited number of layouts,
> > "fill-in-the-form kind of access.
> >
> > To get the full ebase and functions, you'll need to set up FileMaker
> > for file sharing using TCP/IP. All the stations will need a copy of
> > fileMaker, and preferably FileMaker server at the host site. And it
> > will be horrendously slow over a dial-up. I usually expect 5 to 7
> > minutes for a full startup over DSL.
> >
> > What work is done in each location? Could the site with four stations
> > be the "host", where most of the work gets done, and provide limited
> > access from the other site via web hosting or a separate rolodex file
> > set up to share?
> > --
> > Dave Shaw Northwest Classics, Inc
> > tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338
> >
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