> > goingtothetop
> >
> > I have a fleet management program that the owner would like to implement across towns.
> >
> > I have done the program using the Project Manager.
> >
> > Currently, we have installed on the first town-& it is ok.
> >
> > Upon getting the network connection equipment - the router etc what am i supposed to do?
>
>
> Is Town 2 supposed to connect to the data of Town 1? Is this a VFP database? If yes, then I suggest you setup a single windows Terminal Server and install your app on that server. The clients from Town 2 can connect to the TS with the Remote Desktop Client.
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> Eric den Doop
> www.foxite.com - The Home Of The Visual FoxPro Experts

Another option, (not to be contrary! heheh) if one of the locations has a static IP address for their internet connection, is simply to buy a $60 VPN-capable router for each office, and have the one at the office where the data/server is host a connection. It is as if all computers at all offices connected this way are on the same LAN.
(I.E. if you are sitting at a computer named "Jim" and at the other office is a computer named "Workstation", the user at JIM can actually >PING WORKSTATION and get a reply. By extenstion, they can connect to the server the data is on as if it was at thair office).
Also, if the main office is running windows 2000 server anywhere, they don't need the router at that office. Just host the VPN with win2k server, and have the VPN capable routers at the other locations maintain a connection to it.

The advantage to this is that, local data can be stored more easily on the user's machine, rather than in the Remote Desktop profile.

Duffy W.