At 26/02/2002 10:08 AM, you wrote:

>Hi,
>does anyone experience with connecting the IB/FB server through internet ?
>Is is so simple that I only correctly set up the connection string like
>'ipaddress:c:\data\mydb.gdb' and connect?

Yes, it's as easy as that.

>I case of firewall there should not be restricted access via port 3050 I
>guess.
>
>What about security. The server is running W2000.
>I suppose the data are not encrypted when sending then over the net...

Other than what Martijn is suggesting, you can also have a look at IB
Encryption Proxy (http://www.nothingbutnet.co.nz/ibeproxy.htm). I never
used it yet.

There's also another possibility, connecting to the server via a Virtual
Private Network(VPN). If the client machines are Windows systems, this is
feasible. A VPN is a secured connection over the internet.


Daniel Rail
Senior System Engineer
ACCRA Group Inc. (www.accra.ca)
ACCRA Med Software Inc. (www.accramed.ca)