Re: Indirect synchronization setup with no synchronizers on servers


What matters is *not* where the synchronizers are running. A
synchronizer can run on the server at the center of one of the LANs
or on one of the workstations attached to that LAN. The dropbox and
the managed replicas can be on any machine that can serve files.

Actually, big WHOOPS there. I've said that several times. It's not
true. For an indirect synch, the managed replica has to be local to
the file system of the machine running the synchronizer. Or, it has
to be in a hidden share (one that ends in $).

It's the dropbox that can be anywhere on the local LAN. The managed
replica(s) that serve as the indirect replication hub must be on the
same machine as the synchronizer. If they aren't, then you run the
risk of getting a direct synch because the remote machines can see
the replica on your end.

David
I believe that you are technically correct, but I recall Michael Kaplan
beating up on me for suggesting that the dropbox can be located
anywhere on the LAN. While feasible, it is much preferred for the
dropbox to be located on the same physical machine as is running the
synchronizer.

(Sorry if you've addressed this issue elsewhere. I am on the road and
using Google Groups that offers less robust usenet tools
Jack MacDonald

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