Hi Wayne.

Thanks again for your valuable comments.

I have a little experience of running Terminal Server over a dedicated ISDN line, and it works fine.

How does Terminal Server work over the Internet.. is this an option, as opposed to a dedicated line. and if so, does the remote site need to have a server , if for instance there are three pcs at the remote site.?

Regards

Gerard





>Gerard,
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>Unless you need some feature that Citrix provides, there isn't any need to run it. Citrix runs on the top of Terminal Server and adds features - but Terminal Server has been greatly enhanced for things like printing, local drive mapping, etc.
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>I absolutely would not try and run the app over the VPN - you are describing a connection that could be as slow as one tenth of one megabyte. I would not even run an exe over a 10mb (10base) local network nowadays. If you have a 4-5mb exe, it could take several minutes for the application to even start. Even if each site had a T1 connection at 1.5mb, you are still only running at one tenth the speed of a 10mb network. Do yourself a favor, and don't try it.
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>The situation you describe is PERFECT for a terminal based solution.
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>Wayne
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>>Hi Wayne. Thanks for your reply.
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>>I was also considring a VPN with the exe loaded centrally.
>>I'm wondering why you would go got TS rathet than a VPN ?
>>Would you ruke out Citrix also ?
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>>regards,
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>>Gerard
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>>>A terminal server solution in this case should work very well. I would not try to install the exe locally and access the data through vpn.
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>>>Also, with ts you have a central location that you can work with the program and update.
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>>>>Hi.
>>>>I am about to deploy an app where there is a central server and a need for centralized access from 3 other different locations.
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>>>>There will be about 3-6 pc's at each location , mainly entering Invoices., up to 60 a day.
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>>>>The app is developed in VFP 7/8 and it is not an option to redevelop as a web app or client server.
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>>>>All sites ,as far as I am aware , are in a locality that BroadBand (DSL)always on connection can be installed, with 512 K speed upload and 128 download . (There may be other options but this seems to be the standard)
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>>>>The client is particualrly concerned about speed, as the person previously worked at a site where ISDN was being used into Terminal server (A Direct Line rather than through the Internet), and speed was an issue
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>>>>Is using the Internet an option using always on connection.
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>>>>Thanks for any comments, experiences.
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>>>>Regards,
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>>>>Gerard