On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Jack Skelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike: > Yes, through a SSL connection. I first check for an internet connection; then > if the SSL appliance is available then finally the server. Many places are > shutting off ICMP. I believe that trace route is a function of ICMP packets > but not sure. > I appreciate the other ideas from Ed and Stephen but this is a dedicated > server for data and not a web server. I really don't know how to approach > this. > When we were in our old arena power failures were common. But the new house > has a power backup system that will keep the MDF alive for (I think) 9 hours > so maybe this is not an issue. > I would like to keep that functionality of the app so if the server is > available continue to the share mapping so I can give some intelligent > feedback to the scouts. > Thanks for the ideas. ------------------------------------
I guess that you could write a text file to that server and then read it back as a test? >From your description above I see conversion to web services for all data to be beneficial to the scouts on the road. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer SQL Server DBA Web and Winform Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ 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.
