Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Jan 18 18:17:52 CST 2012
Why lock yourself into it being hosted on expensive IIE/SQL Server hosts. Have you had a look at developing it under LAMP / XAMP / WAMP with MySQL and PHP? MySQL is trivial to learn if you are familiar with SQL Server and it doesn't take much for a competent programmer to get up to speed with PHP. -- Stuart > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach > > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:56 PM > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] VPN on a virtual Windows 2008 server...and > > RemoteDesktop > > > > Jim, > > > > We haven't painted ourselves into a corner. My client -- the owner of the > > app I wrote -- was hoping to offer the application via the Internet without > > first having to convert it to an ASP.NET/SQL Server web app. I've quoted > > him on that, but it was a bit high for his blood. It's been a while since I > > made that quote (3 years or so) and I know more about .NET and SQL Server > > so I'm going to re-visit it. > > > > One option is to continue marketing the application as a stand-alone or > > LAN-based Access app as it has been for years. Of course, keeping everyone > > at the same revision level is a challenge. > > > > He recently left the company he was working for after 24 years due to > > re-org. Now he wants to devote his energies to this side business that he's > > had all these years. My app is a very large part of that. That's why he'd > > hoped (me too!) that we could do an interim "Internet" solution with Remote > > Desktop. > > > > I got confirmation from GoDaddy that the plan my client purchased (at my > > recommendation for about $41 a month) isn't sufficient enough to allow a > > VPN to be set up nor can Windows Remote Access Server be set up on it. > > Have to upgrade to a full dedicated server at about triple the price. I > > think he should also hire a network guru to assist in setting up VPN and > > Remote Access...if we go that way. What you said about the resource > > requirement is important. > > > > Thanks, Jim. > > > > Steve Erbach > > Neenah, WI > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > > Hi Steve: > > > > > > I am a little late to this discussion so most has already been said. > > > > > > First: MS always has two term server connection, on their servers, > > designed > > > mostly for administration support. Any other terminal licenses must be > > > purchased separately. > > > > > > Second: I have not worked much with MS terminal services but have done a > > > bit > > > with Citrix (the MS terminal server core is Citrix) as related to some > > > large > > > clients (various banks). I have not been to the Toronto hosting sites but > > > have received a few pictures, from friends and the BE is huge. It takes a > > > lot of muscle to handle many remote sessions. > > > > > > Third: Hamachi is now owned by LogMeIn. I met with the owners of the > > > original company as they are from Vancouver. Hamachi works because it > > > accesses addresses and ports outside scan range (In the 5.xx.xx.xx range) > > > and these ports are usually not blocked by the hosting routers. The only > > > way > > > these ports can be setup, is to remote-in to remote your server, then you > > > install Hamachi and it then monitors the new port, it generates, allowing > > > remote access. Then the new port can be used for connecting. Note your > > > hosting company may have blocked the Hamachi working ports as that may be > > > considered a security violation. > > > > > > Aside: The DBA web site is in virtual drive and it is managed through a > > > secure Hamachi connection. Of course web sites are designed to handle > > > hundreds of sessions with minimal impact...thanks to IIS (or Apache). > > > > > > A question: Unless you remote host company is specifically setup to > > manage > > > multiple remote sessions, like a full terminal server installation, the > > > impact on their system would be dramatic or you remote performance would > > be > > > throttled down... I did not remember hearing if that is the type of > > hosting > > > you have purchased. > > > > > > I really do hope you have not painted yourself into a corner with this > > > contract but the good news is that there are alternatives but they are > > not > > > quick or easy. > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Stuart McLachlan Ph: +675 340 4392 Mob: +675 7100 2028 Web: http://www.lexacorp.com.pg