Report speed over VPN issue

[GCC]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Steve Wiltsie
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 11:35 AM
> To: filePro Mailing List
> Subject: Report speed over VPN issue
> 
> One of my customers is running filePro 5.0.13 on a Windows 
> 2000 server that is providing filePro apps and regular file 
> services to about 20 Windows PCs on their LAN.  Everything 
> runs fine on-site and the speed is very good.  The filePro 
> programs and files are run from the server from a mapped 
> drive with a desktop icon.  No filePro programs have been 
> installed on the PCs.
> 
> One of the VPs of the company needs to access the network and 
> run the filePro apps from his Windows XP Pro notebook.  It 
> has wireless built in and he has a wireless router at home 
> that is connected to his cable modem.  He will also be using 
> this wireless function on the road as he travels.
> 
> The company's network is connected to a Netscreen router for 
> Internet access.  This router can be accessed from the 
> outside by the Netscreen Remote VPN software that came with 
> the router.  I have installed the Netscreen Remote software 
> on 3 or 4 of the home PCs for the staff that needs to access 
> the network from home (this is a 24/7 manufacturing operation).
> The setup has always been to use PC Anywhere over the VPN to 
> control the person's office PC and do the remote work.  This 
> has worked well and provides reasonable speed although they 
> don't have a really fast Internet service coming in.
> 
> The problem is that the wireless notebook needs to access the 
> network via a mapped drive - not PC Anywhere.  This works but 
> is pretty slow for menu and screen functions.  The real 
> problem is in generating reports to view or print.  A report 
> that would have been ready in a couple of minutes is still 
> selecting records an hour later!!!  I tried it with the 
> filePro programs installed on the notebook and didn't see any 
> increase in speed.  How can I get the reports to prepare 
> faster over this VPN link with the existing hardware/software?
> (Switching operating systems is not an option)

I can't vouch for server 2000 but I have a client using terminal server on
Server2003 and WinXP pro using Remote Desktop over a Sprint connection at about
30KB and tells me it is running almost as fast as if he were in the office.

You can connect the local drives & printer by using the options-local resources.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting