[dba-VB] SQL Server over Hamachi: First test not hopeful

Mark Breen marklbreen at gmail.com
Sun Jan 16 04:39:00 CST 2011


Hello John,

I am using Hamachi - since you mentioned it here a few years ago -  and
Access and SQL server since Jan 2008 and it works the same as a VLan over
Cisco hardware.  No performance difference between Hamachi and CISCO,

Thanks for the info on Hamachi in 2007/8 BTW :)

HTH

Mark

On 15 January 2011 23:37, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:

> I developed a SQL Server database, with perhaps 10-15 tables, populated a
> few with just a handful of records, created an Access database and built a
> few forms.  My strategy is to do Access because I can do it quickly, but
> link it to SQL Server, the run the FE on a remote computer over Hamachi.
>
> Tonight I went to a local Arby's to test the speed of the system.  The
> local Arby's has an open wifi, which using Speedtest.net tested 5 mbit down,
> 1 mbit up - typical low end cable in my area.
>
> So I tried to use the system and... well... it took an extremely long time
> to connect, if it connected at all.  Access mostly timed out trying to log
> on.  SQL Server Management System would log on sometimes.  Sometimes not.
>  Trying to hit it at the actual Hamachi IP address worked but took awhile.
>  15 - 30 seconds to connect (I did not time it).
>
> To be honest I am puzzled.  Google finds plenty of folks trying this, some
> succeeding, most pretty slow.  Remote desktop is plenty fast.
>
> From inside of my office, out across the internet via Hamachi I have done
> things like file transfers etc (in the past).  Remote desktop has always
> been very speedy, but there isn't much needed for RD.
>
> I had really expected faster connections / operation.  I really expected
> SSMS to just work, pretty much at speed.  It didn't.
>
> Sigh, back to the drawing boards.
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> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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