Thanks for sharing, John. Indispensible info.
Good luck with the Mac.
D
"John" <jalexander@nomailhere.net> wrote in message
news:qh5Ab.18551$bC.11827@clgrps13...[color=blue]
> D,
> I'm not the hardware part of the equation, but I know that only one out of
> about 55 users set up so far has been unable to connect first time, and I
> don't know what the resolution was. Those without XP use the downloaded
> Remote Desktop Connection client. We're just about to try our first Mac
> user, should be interesting. Main hurdles have been printers - older
> printers with parallel cable connections are definitely preferred by
> Windows2000. We have had some luck substituting drivers (HP6 driver for[/color]
an[color=blue]
> HP1200, for example). Other stumble is the 256 color limit - if you have
> embedded graphics in your app, they may show up looking very garish. If[/color]
so,[color=blue]
> try saving them as 256 color .bmp and then re-inserting them into your
> forms/reports.
> Good luck,
> John
>
> "D" <darkohrgovic@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:FkQzb.13049$bC.12753@clgrps13...[color=green]
> > Thanks, John, for the multi-user caveat, and for warning me off of
> > pcAnywhere (I cringed when my client suggested it). I am following the
> > performance guidelines (as should everyone), so it should be fast as you
> > say. What about firewalls, routers, etc, with TS? Any potential hurdles[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> > account for?
> >
> > As always, many thanks to all who replied,
> >
> > D
> >
> >
> > "John" <jalexander@nomailhere.net> wrote in message
> > news:c0Pzb.10303$d35.4788@edtnps84...[color=darkred]
> > > D,
> > > We've been running A2K front end / A2K backend on Windows2000 Terminal
> > > Server for several months, as many as 15 users. There were some[/color][/color]
> security[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > issues, and some Win2K issues ( see
> > >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=818528 for example),[/color][/color][/color]
but[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > right now the app seems very stable. Fast, even using dialup, if you[/color]
> > follow[color=darkred]
> > > the suggestions at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/performancefaq.htm.
> > > pcAnywhere will drive you crazy.
> > > John
> > >
> > > "D" <darkohrgovic@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:HoOzb.9685$d35.4027@edtnps84...
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm investigating a remote access solution for a client. Five[/color][/color]
> employees[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > need
> > > > to work from home on an Access 2K split db. It's all working well on[/color][/color]
> the[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > LAN, but I wonder what is the best solution for remote access?
> > > >
> > > > -I've read that VPN won't work due to speed and corruption issues.
> > > > -Terminal Services/Remote Desktop worked well during my tests on my[/color][/color][/color]
XP[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > boxes, but wondering about security issues (sensitive data will be
> > > > transmitted), and issues with firewalls, routers and the like
> > > > -What about other products like pcAnywhere, or open source?
> > > >
> > > > Ideas greatly appreciated!
> > > >
> > > > D
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]
