>Hi,
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>This may be a dumb question, but someone told me that they have a VFP5 application running over a 56k dial up connection using a RAS server.
>Is this possible ? or would it be to slow if the VFP5 app had to do things like open and index a shared 2 MB database over the network. I would think that you would need a DSL, Cable Modem or some other high speed connection to work with Foxpro data files of that size.
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I've done this (with even bigger files) and it's slow, especially since, in all probability, they're not even at 56Kbps (this has to do with the way dial-up 56K connections work; you'd need a special modem on the RAS server attached to a digital line, and then, the best they could do would be 33.6 outbound to the RAS server, and about 52Kbps inbound, assuming a noiseless connection. In reality, the connection is more than likely going to be 33.6Kbps both ways at best, and it can be far worse depending on line conditions.)

They might well do better dialing into a machine using some sort of remote control software (ie PCAnyWhere) or using NT Terminal Server, and running the app on the other side of the wire; all that would have to pass between the remote PC and the system at the main site would be screen updates and keystrokes.

>Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated.
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>Thanks.