COLO would give him the greatest piece of mind. No worries about power, backup, etc.
John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Server On 08/21/2012 07:04 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 5:48 AM, Paul Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Upload speed sucks on ADSL. > That depends on your provider. You can often work out the best deal > for you, depending on your needs. For the office (usually two of us, > but as many as 6-9 machines, including servers, on a busy day) I've > got 6M down, 2M up, fixed IP address, for under $60/mo. For remote > access by only one or two individuals, RDP or VNC under SSH, response > is quite adequate, and the lower latency of DSL actually makes it feel > perkier than slower-latency cable connections rated higher. For > sustained file transfer, sure, you'll see the bottleneck. It's not the > blazing fast speed of first-class fiber or big enterprises, but it's > usually not too restrictive. > > Jeff: whether this can meet your needs depends on what it is you're > trying to do. VFP access over VPN or even using ODBC (it really > doesn't matter) will not be acceptable, but lower-bandwidth > applications like email or client-server might be okay, depending on > the specifics of speed, number of users, size of files/requests, > bandwidth, phase of the moon, etc. Telling us more details on what > you're trying to do might get more accurate recommendations. > Ted: This is a general question, but I do have a customer that is concerned about his installation. First, I use RDT from my Linux system to do all of my Windows work - on XP and SBS2003. I never use the computers locally. I have also had access to corporate networks using RDT into a single PC set up for remote access and the performance was fine. You mention that VFP access over VPN or ODBC is not acceptable. That sounds like running the program locally and accessing the data over a VPN. What I am talking about is accessing the server using RDT and running the application on the server. Wouldn't that be acceptable since everything is running on the server? He is renting an office and is concerned about his two computers in the rented office. He could place a server in his house or use the COLOcated server that was mentioned in this thread. He would then access the server using RDT and nothing of any significance would be on the commuters in the office. Jeff --------------- Jeff Johnson [email protected] (623) 582-0323 www.san-dc.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
