PLEASE HELP...networking question

[orbiter]

I'm running Mac OSX and Filemaker 7 Server.

I have a LAN with 4 computers attached. I have successfully gotten a FMP7 network up and running and all works well. My question is, how can I access the database files from another location such as my work? Can I "open remote file" from my work location? If so, how does FMP7 know how to find the data base...through the IP?

If you can help, that would be fantastic.

Thanks,

Orbiter

[Razumovsky]

Yes, shouldn't be aproblem if the host has a static ip and you have access through the firewall (if any).

Use the network filepath box in the open remote screen with the syntax

fmnet:/hostIPAddress/filename.fp7

or add the host machine as a 'favorite host'.

-Raz

[Wim Decorte]

HostIPaddress would typically be the static public IP address or your firewall/router, not the internal LAN IP address of your FMS machine at work.

All you need to do then is open port 5003 (the FM data port) on your firewall and forward all traffic on the firewall/router for that port to your FMS machine.