Re: Remote server connection through modem

At 11:18 29/02/96 EST, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
> This is for a friend of mine who does not have access to internet.
>He has application in VISAUL BASIC and the server is located at some other
>site. Right now they are imporing and exporting data through modem connection
>and connecting to the database at local site.
>
>Question is "Is there any way that he can connect to the database directly from
>Visaual Basic application to remote server?"
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>

I have a similar situation but the application is in SQL Windows and i don't use ODBC.
However, it is fairly easy to set up via a dialup modem. You will need to use some comms
software that supports the protocol you are using (TCP or IPX etc). I am using IPX on Netware
and have tried Netware connect and a product called Wanderlink by Funk software, both of these
products need a Netware server to operate.

Another option is to use Microsoft's RAS. I have used the Win 95 version and I believe there is
an updated Win 3.11 RAS that gives the same functionality as the Win 95 version.

In both stuations, you will need to establish the link first, to do this I call the comms software
from my app.

Hope this helps

Kieron Received on Thu Feb 29 1996 - 20:44:15 CST