Brian,
Because we bought laptops for the purpose of pulling double duty, both here and at home. But if we follow the group think here and use a single access solution such as remote access or logmein, then we will need extra computers to always be here on the network for each and every person who might need to access the system at the same time to individually log on and play remotely with their machine.
You see remote access can only allow one person at a time per computer to get in and on the system. With such a solution there needs to be a one to one relationship, one computer at the office to log on to for every person who might want to access the system "at the same time". Where as with some form of a VPN then multiple users can access the one main computer left behind at the office, set up to pull server duty, and all at the same time.
So.... One machine for every possible similtanious off-site user -vs- one computer on-site that can service multiple users from off-site, all at the same time.... Get it?
Last thought and Idea on the subject. Recently MS has released a new OS called "Home Server" and HP and a few lesser knowns have released devices that are sort of not just NAS but they are not full blown servers with server software either. They sit somewhere in the middle, some what towards a home users, pro-sumer, as we used to say in my old business. These seems to have a means of setting up access and passwords via the net to selected people to access or share stuff on your server, network. These seems to work in some what the same way that some of the NAS are allowing such access. Now would these allow multiple users at the same time and how secure is their means for sharing???
Is it me or does this feel like we are just going around and around on this one? Thanks again to one and all....
Paul
