Accessing fmpro9 over interenet

[projay]

I am going out of town and like to be able to access over the net. What all would a person need to do in order to access and input data over the internet. This is what i have:

1. computer that is on-line 24hrs

2. has its own copy of fmpro9

Thanks Jay.

[John May - Point In Space]

You would need to have your databases up and running on FM Pro with FileMaker Network Sharing enabled. If you're behind a router, you need to port forward port 5003. Additionally, you need to note your external IP address (http://www.whatsmyip.net/) to access externally. You may also want to install something like DynDNS in case your IP changes.

Alternately, you may want to consider a FileMaker Hosting Provider, such as ourselves:

http://www.pointinspace.com/

- John

[projay]

Hi John, Yes this is about being able to access it from outside my network

I have the router port forwarded(5003). And so When I enter the fmnet:/192.16.../filename..... Where do I enter the (Additionally, you need to note your external IP address)?

Jay.

[SimDev]

If your computer has access tot he internet, will be up 24/7, and it's for temporary use than why not use LogMeIn? It's free, secure, and works on cross platform. Typically, you don't even need to play around with your router either.