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altis · 25-05-2004, 15:00

I look after a small network of computers for a company nearby. They have a custom application that runs on all their W98 workstations. It holds a copy of its database locally and every so often the user can synchronise the information with a master database that is held on the fileserver, also running W98. Only record updates are passed back and forth.

This works fine for all the computers in the office but now they would like their road-warrior to be able to synchronise from home. They will soon have broadband ADSL access with a fixed IP address. The road-warrior is on Telewest dial-up access (I think).

I can lock down their router so that it only forwards incomming SMB transactions from a small range of IP addresses but it strikes me that this is not ideal.

Any good suggestions? BTW, this company does not like spending money (does any?) so please don't suggest anything that will cost thousands - or even hundreds really!

25-05-2004, 15:00	#1
altis Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Warrington ntl:81304 Altitude: 12m (and falling) Posts: 4,499	Vpn? I look after a small network of computers for a company nearby. They have a custom application that runs on all their W98 workstations. It holds a copy of its database locally and every so often the user can synchronise the information with a master database that is held on the fileserver, also running W98. Only record updates are passed back and forth. This works fine for all the computers in the office but now they would like their road-warrior to be able to synchronise from home. They will soon have broadband ADSL access with a fixed IP address. The road-warrior is on Telewest dial-up access (I think). I can lock down their router so that it only forwards incomming SMB transactions from a small range of IP addresses but it strikes me that this is not ideal. Any good suggestions? BTW, this company does not like spending money (does any?) so please don't suggest anything that will cost thousands - or even hundreds really!