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MS Access Forum / Multiuser / Networking / December 2004Several wireless laptops with same front ends feed to single lapto
I have a Quality Assurance database. Inspectors currently input data at desktops via wired LAN. Can I do the same with wireless laptops? The plan is to have 10+ wireless laptops with same front ends feeding the data to a main laptop with the back end main database. Thoughts... I'm pretty sure that Access has no way of knowing what type of LAN card or communication you are using. Wireless vs wired should make no difference. > I have a Quality Assurance database. Inspectors currently input data at > desktops via wired LAN. Can I do the same with wireless laptops? > The plan is to have 10+ wireless laptops with same front ends feeding the > data to a main laptop with the back end main database. > > Thoughts... >I have a Quality Assurance database. Inspectors currently input data at >desktops via wired LAN. Can I do the same with wireless laptops? >The plan is to have 10+ wireless laptops with same front ends feeding the >data to a main laptop with the back end main database. Technically it will work. Trouble is wireless networks are relatively flaky especially when you get to the reception fringes. You run a much greater risk of corruptions. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can read the entire thread of messages. Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm >>I have a Quality Assurance database. Inspectors currently input data at >>desktops via wired LAN. Can I do the same with wireless laptops? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >relatively flaky especially when you get to the reception fringes. >You run a much greater risk of corruptions. Just to add to my comments. A client has a similar problem. Should they ever decide to give the QC folks tablet PCs or such we were going to put them on Terminal Server. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can read the entire thread of messages. Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm Hi Paul, As Tony pointed out, I would make good backup and test and test and test it. I ran Access on the earlier technology (802.11b I think), and quickly abandoned it because of occasional corruptions. I had another commercial app written in C with dbaseIV backend that was frequently corrupted over wireless. They have obviously improved wireless but I have been shy to try any database app on wireless. Other factors to consider include sources of interference, static, obstructions where the wireless is implemented (i.e. walls, machinery, etc.) If you decide to try, do post back your experience, I'd be interested. HTH, Immanuel Sibero > I have a Quality Assurance database. Inspectors currently input data at > desktops via wired LAN. Can I do the same with wireless laptops? > The plan is to have 10+ wireless laptops with same front ends feeding the > data to a main laptop with the back end main database. > > Thoughts... Thanks for all of your quick responses. I'll test it out with the 802.11g laptops & test, test, test. Merry Xmas ;<} > Hi Paul, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > Thoughts... If I were to do this I would think about using an intranet and a web browser interface. Not sure how well teh ASP pages access creates would work off hand. I would go this route because then the record data isn't travelling across the wireless connection, just the user interface is. Just my .02 cents worth, Given the assumption that an Access app has been in production, I would probably lean towards terminal server as Tony suggested. First, you wouldnt have to convert (i.e. rewrite) to ASP pages. Second, the Terminal Server scenario might even be more stable. If the wireless connection is dropped, only your connection to the terminal server is dropped. Third, terminal service scenario also eliminates data travelling across wireless. HTH, Immanuel Sibero > If I were to do this I would think about using an intranet and a web > browser interface. Not sure how well teh ASP pages access creates > would work off hand. > > I would go this route because then the record data isn't travelling > across the wireless connection, just the user interface is. Right, that would work, either Terminal Services or simular application like VNC. >Right, that would work, either Terminal Services or simular application >like VNC. But does VNC allow multiple connections to one system such as Terminal Server? If not you'd have to dedicate a PC per connection. Does MSs license agreement allow for such outside Terminal Server? Which is rather doubtful. <smile> Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can read the entire thread of messages. Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm |
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