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by wblarkin

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I have a remote computer that I am setting up to access a server. I have had installed a cable modem at both locations for high speed access. I am running an application that uses Btrieve Dos Requestor (which is part of Pervasive SQL server). My delimma is trying to decide the BEST way to connect. I have an small existing LAN on the server side, and have purchased a SOHO router which uses NAT. I have thought that I would connect the router to the existing LAN, and then connect to the server, which will be behind the firewall, via the remote workstation. Does this sound like a VPN scenario? or does anyone have a better suggestion. The program I need to remotly access is DOS based, and I have had better luck running it not using TCP/IP as the protocol, IPX or NETBEUI works the best. Thanks for any comments..

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by stillatit

I would definately use VPN, and enable IPX or NETBEUI over the VPN if those protocols give you better results. The actual connection will be tcp/ip, using port 1723 for the VPN, but the content will be transported in whatever protocol you use, encapsulated in the VPN packets. Once the protocol stack and tunnel are up, your DOS window should have no problem dealing with them.

Your NAT router will have to automatically route port 1723 to the server, and allow port 1723 in and out. The problem, if any, will come if you cannot get a static IP on the server side (what does the client connec to?). You can solve this, more or less, using a dynamic DNS server, such as dyndns.org.

Good luck.

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