fox app and internet

[infogus]

Hi all,

How can i run in my house a fpd2.6 application from a different city office lan, in a functional (not slow ) and economic way by internet ??

I already use pc anywhere, but it´s slow and long distance
telephone calls are expensive.

Thanks for your help

Gus.

 

[Scott24x7]

Infogus,
Have you considered a Terminal Services solution? Windows 2000 server, (and NT4 Terminal Server), have the option of turning on terminal services. You can then, remotely, access the computer in another location. You do this by launching the "Remote Desktop Connection" (Under XP and 2000), enter in the IP address of the Terminal Server you want to connect to, and then log in as though you were sitting at that computer. You get a full desktop, and have access to your local devices. (It's slick). It will probably be faster than PC Anywhere, and can be a very effective solution to such issues.
Another option is Cytrix, though that is more costly, it is extremely efficient in how it works across remote connections, and amazes even me.
Windows .Net server also supports terminal services, and does a very nice job of it as well. (Almost as good as Cytrix). With Cytrix though, you've got some significant costs involved, as you'll need another server to act as your Cytrix server as well.

Best Regards,
Scott

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, and no simpler."

 

[tilltek]

Infogus, do you have 56 modems both ends when you use PCAnywhere?
Are you running the app on the host, or on the remote and dragging the data over the wires?
Set up the right way, with thw app running on the host, speed should be near the same as normal. You are only looking at the screen and sending key presses from the remote.
I use PCAnywhere quite a bit, some with 2400 modems (which are slow but usable). 56 modems are, as I say, quite OK.
Ken F

 

[infogus]

Thanks Maniac and Tilltek

gus

 

[JRB-Bldr]

While admittedly still not ideal for your needs, a better manner to use PCAnywhere is with Cable Modems or DSL Modems and an IP link via the Net.

Using PCAnywhere will always be less optimal compared to actually setting up a true WAN, but at least using the IP link will eliminate your long distance charges.

As to the speed of remote execution, remember that FP is not a client/server application. Running a Foxpro application requires that it be sent from the central server over to the workstation PRIOR to execution.

If, during your remote executions, you could have the application totally resident on the local machine and look for your data tables remotely via non-local drive mapping, it might somewhat help to increase the speed.

You haven't mentioned your Server's OS. If it is supported, you might want to consider some form of RAS and going directly into your Server's router from outside.

Good Luck,


JRB-Bldr
VisionQuest Consulting
Business Analyst & CIO Consulting Services
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[infogus]

You are rigth jrbbld, my fpd2.6 app isn´t client/server app.
In order to achieve a better speed, i take remote control
of local client PC in the lan, not directly to the Server (Win NT).
The problem: this PC only use is for communications.

So I have 2 costs: Long distance, and one aditional PC.

Do you know some way of running a FPD2.6 app like a client/server app, without recoding. ?, or some other solution to this problem ?

Thanks

 

[IForgot]

Like you said, FPD is not a client/server style application.

However, the data and the application are not typically TIED directly together. You can make the application resident somewhere and the data somewhere else - as long as your application knows where to look for it.

In fact you can have one version of the application running on the office PC's and a separate, independent copy on your laptop all running at the same time (although, you might need to be careful of file/record locking issues). Again, as long as everyone's application knows where to find the data.

As I mentioned above, you can immediately get rid of the long distance charges by having the office's "slave" workstation always on-line to your local ISP (appropriately Firewalled), making local calls to your ISP from your laptop, and utilizing PCAnywhere's IP connection with password protection. A number of my clients do this now.

Unfortunately any PCAnywhere solution will involve a "slave" PC at the office. Those costs cannot be avoided with this approach to the issue.

However since you seem to be using a WinNT Server you should be able to set up RAS to allow remote users direct access (not through a "slave" workstation) to the server via an outside connection (typically via a router). If you set up in this manner, your laptop would appear to the in-house network as any other network-connected workstation (in-house or not). Assuming that you have a local WinNT network support person, contact them about looking into it. If you can set it up, then you can also eliminate the cost of the "slave" PC.

Do a Keyword Search for RAS on the WinNT forum ( forum55 ) for more info.

Good Luck,

 

[infogus]

Thanks Iforgot

I will try your tips

Best regards

gus