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by jessica lynn 1 view

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Is it possible to give others access to files on our server via the internet? We currently have many remote users who are using VPN to access files on our WinNT server. However, even on a high speed connection retrieving files is slow. We've had consultants recommmend going to a Citrix system to host our shared files, however I do not believe a $80K unit is the best solution for our small office of 36 users /15 of which are remote.

In this day of Napster which transfers files as large as 5 megs easily, isn't there a way transfer small word and excel files?

Any ideas?

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by al macintyre

You must have a bottleneck some place.

Where I work we have IBM e-server i-series, which is scalable up in performance & speed beyond the needs of any enterprise I can imagine ... I saw statistics on the top of the line in an IBM user group discussion & someone was saying that this could handle a small nation like Germany.

Seriously, you can get high speed phone connections . microwave, fiber optic, cable TV, all kinds of new technologies.

You can get computer host able to handle high speeds, then there is the connection between computer & ma bell, and the software to process the data.

If something is slow, it is probably because the budget will not allow for the fastest technology, or the end user involved is doing something stupid, like clogging hard drive with porn.

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