> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Thomas Porter
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Need VPN guidance puhleez! :)
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 02:08:13PM -0500, Steve Gulick
> thoughtfully expounded:
> > Ok,
> >
> > We have 1 program that we use to run our whole business. It
> sits on a samba
> > server and each workstation accessess the app over the local
> network. I need
> > to give 3 people (max) secure access over the internet to
> access that server
> > app and run it from their remote location. No more than 3
> people will ever
> > have access to the server from the remote office. Whats the best way?
> >
> > TIA
> > Steve
>
> Steve,
>
> At the risk of being anal here, is this a true client/server app
> with a client
> at the remote site and a server app at your site, or are you just
> talking about
> extending access to a Samba share using the vpn over the internet?
>
> If the second, I would wonder about response time.
>
> Now I am getting into real murky waters where I have very little knowledge
> (maybe none), but I'm not sure if the CIFS/SMB protocol packets will even
> travel over tcpip, or if they are at another protocol layer
> requiring ethernet
> wiring. You might want to slap a packet sniffer on your local
> network and see
> what kinds of packets are being moved around when people access the app.
>
> FWIW
>
> --
> Tom Porter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tom,
1 copy of the application sits on the server and the workstations access it
through a share.
Steve
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