[AccessD] Remote Access to Access

I agree the Hamachi is the securest and simplest VPN to setup and then
whatever remote desktop software you want to use is just fine as its
security is irrelevant.

Jim 

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Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 4:03 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Remote Access to Access

I use Hamachi to set up a Virtual Private Network.  Only people that I allow
can join the network. 
I join the network as a client and I set up the server side on the system I
want to control.

Voila, static IP.

Hamachi can be disabled but most small shops do not know how nor for that
matter that it even exists.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 11/26/2011 2:36 PM, Brad Marks wrote:
> My background is in the IBM Mainframe database realm but I am trying to
get up to speed in the world of Microsoft.
>
> I work part time for a small firm that has a very limited IT budget.  We
have several applications that have been built with Access 2007.
>
> I would like to occasionally monitor and control these Access applications
from an offsite location (like a beach in Florida).
>
> I have limited knowledge of networking (enough to be dangerous).
>
> I am curious how others access their applications from a remote location.
>
> Here is what I have picked up so far.
>
> Remote desktop is fast, but requires a static IP address and it may open
up the PC to "evil doers" who may try to get at it.
>
> There are several "remote control" products such as LogMeIn and RealVNC
which would enable remote access, but are not nearly as fast as Remote
Desktop.
>
> As you can see, my knowledge of this realm is very limited.
>
> I know that AccessD is primarily a forum about Microsoft Access but it
seems as if there are a lot of knowledgeable people who participate in this
forum on "peripheral" topics.
>
> Thanks,
> Brad
>
>
>
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