Re: Access via internet?

Thanks Jens,

Before I go down that route - I'm just curious - how unsecure is opening a
port to allow this type of access? The factory that I'm setting this up for
is small, and I'm not sure that they will afford a Windows Server to setup
VPN. I'm going to check it out with them, but I dont' think that will work.
If so, and opening a port isn't viable, we may have to resort to the old
fassioned way of using modems.

I'm very willing to continue my research - please feel free to point me
elsewhere as it sounds like maybe this topic is becoming out of scope for
this group. ???


"Jens Süßmeyer" <Jens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:uNyRnbrZFHA.3568@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I would use something more reliable than just opening a port in the
>firewall, something like a VPN, that more secure than doing just a NATing.
>
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> HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.
>
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> "mikeb" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:e0HWDXrZFHA.464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I'm not sure I follow.
>>
>> I have a PC app (actually a mobile PC app using Windows Mobile) that
>> needs to access a database in another factory. I was thinking of opening
>> the database to access via the internet (securely as possible) so that
>> the app could access this remote database.
>>
>> I'm finding quite a few messages about people doing it, but I've still
>> not found how.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> thx.
>>
>> "Jens Süßmeyer" <Jens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> in message news:%23c4KRnmZFHA.1412@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>a static IP address at the host (thats when the SQL Server is reachable
>>>over the internet in the DMZ) OR opening a port in the firewall, and use
>>>of NAT? That´s when an option when your SQL Server is located in your LAN
>>>and tunneled through NAT (and perhaps port translation). The sense of
>>>that would be to use the Server for your internet application. But
>>>therefore the last option would be preferable whereas a firewall would
>>>only allow the Web Server (which could possibe host your application) to
>>>request data.
>>>
>>> --
>>> HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> http://www.sqlserver2005.de
>>> ---
>>> "mikeb" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>>> news:eHI$yPmZFHA.1868@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Can someone point me to, if its possible, a means of allowing access to
>>>> an MSDE database over the internet??
>>>>
>>>> I suspect it will involve a static IP address at the host, opening a
>>>> port in the firewall, and use of NAT?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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