faq:windows_networking_best_practices
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====== Networking Best Practices ====== | ====== Networking Best Practices ====== | ||
- | A properly configured network will allow Windward Software products to function correctly and free from networking | + | A properly configured network will allow Windward Software products to function correctly and free from network |
===== Who should read this ===== | ===== Who should read this ===== | ||
- | Your technical IT person | + | Your technical IT person will be configuring or maintaining your network. |
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===== Product overview ===== | ===== Product overview ===== | ||
- Windward Software products use the Pervasive.SQL database engine. | - Windward Software products use the Pervasive.SQL database engine. | ||
- | - Starting with version 10, Pervasive has a 64 bit engine for 64 bit Operating Systems. Windward Software does support the 64 bit engine on the file server and workstation. | + | - Starting with version 10, Pervasive has a 64-bit engine for 64-bit Operating Systems. Windward Software does support the 64-bit engine on the file server and workstation. |
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- | - Pervasive.SQL will need to communicate over the network by the servers | + | - Pervasive.SQL will need to communicate over the network by the server' |
- A mapped drive letter is required to run Windward applications. | - A mapped drive letter is required to run Windward applications. | ||
- UNC (Universal Naming Convention) communication to the server is not supported. (ie: %%NET USE W: \\server\share%%) | - UNC (Universal Naming Convention) communication to the server is not supported. (ie: %%NET USE W: \\server\share%%) | ||
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- Network printing with printer queues is recommended. | - Network printing with printer queues is recommended. | ||
- There are some known issues printing through terminal services. However, these are not Windward Software issues. They are Microsoft issues that were caused by the introduction of their Easy Print driver. | - There are some known issues printing through terminal services. However, these are not Windward Software issues. They are Microsoft issues that were caused by the introduction of their Easy Print driver. | ||
- | - Ideally if you are planning to run System Five over terminal services, plan on purchasing networkable printers that have built in network cards, and configure your remote locations to connect using a VPN. In this manner, all printers look like they are on the same network, and the remote computers will print to them as though they exist on the server' | + | - Ideally, if you are planning to run System Five over terminal services, plan on purchasing networkable printers that have built-in network cards, and configure your remote locations to connect using a VPN. In this manner, all printers look like they are on the same network, and the remote computers will print to them as though they exist on the server' |
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==== Server principles ==== | ==== Server principles ==== | ||
- Ensure your network share to be used is set to both R/W (read and write) access. | - Ensure your network share to be used is set to both R/W (read and write) access. | ||
- | - Ensure a static IP address is set on server to avoid the server changing its IP address during operation. | + | - Ensure a static IP address is set on the server to avoid the server changing its IP address during operation. |
- DNS should resolve properly | - DNS should resolve properly | ||
- Keep server name simple, i.e. " | - Keep server name simple, i.e. " | ||
- | - If using a workgroup, user accounts used to sign into workstation should also exist on the server. | + | - If using a workgroup, user accounts used to sign into the workstation should also exist on the server. |
- If using a domain, ensure it is configured correctly, with correct user permissions. (A Windows Domain is not required but normally a good idea for network administration) | - If using a domain, ensure it is configured correctly, with correct user permissions. (A Windows Domain is not required but normally a good idea for network administration) | ||
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- | **Are you networking multiple locations? | + | ==== Additional Information ==== |
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faq/windows_networking_best_practices.txt · Last modified: 2021/02/27 11:31 (3 years ago) by tanya