Connection Issues Whilst Running Scripts

[davepain]

Hi,

I have a multiple relationship filemaker files running on a Windows XP machine (FP5)This connects using ODBC to grab data from an external website SQL dababase, and performs calculations, every 30 mins. Meanwhile i have other users connecting remotly to these databases. I am having problems with users loosing connections and not being able to recconnect, without me rebooting the XP machine. There seems to be a general problem with stability when there are multiple remote users, especially whilst running scripts on the XP machine. Any Ideas where to start?

[IdealData]

Upgrade?

Current version is 9 and remote connectivity is light years ahead.

[davepain]

thanks, do you think there would be any benifit to running Filemaker Server 9, or could i get away with Filemaker Pro?

[IdealData]

You get a lot of "server" benefits with FMS 9.

Remote management is a breeze and you can install and deploy files remotely without shutting down the server, schedule backups etc.. It is also faster still and you won't be limited to 9 concurrent FMP users.

It needs a dedicated machine though and the specs took a bit of a hike from previous versions.