I have my business software on my desktop pc. I want to have it accessable to all 100 emaployees via internet so any employee can get on the internet and view the software and pull up peoples invoices. Is this possible to have this software on the internet. Thanks
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this can be done. it is not that difficult but I would not depend on the answers you get from Yahoo answers. I am sure you are concerned about security and dependability. I would hire an IT consultant to help you through this.
You should probably hire a consultant to look at the situation for you. But you will probably want to set up a web server to handle this. If so, you will probably need to get software like Apache to run the server and have someone configure it for you. Part of the problem with using Windows for this is that Microsoft makes Windows servers, and normal Windows desktops (like XP Pro) can only have 10 computers connect with them. To get more than that you need to upgrade to Windows Server. So a consultant could help you decide what hardware to use, and if you should upgrade to Windows server or use Linux and then figure out how to set up secure access for your employees.
First Question: Which Operating System? With Windows Xp and newer you can use ‘remote desktop’ but your lan/router must have port 443 enabled and accessible from the internet (port 443 is used for remote desktop). The caveat’s are with Win XP Pro only 1 user can be logged in and active at any one time. Unless Fast User Switching is enabled the currently logged in user will be logged out and the remote user will be logged in.
A good turnkey solution is to use Gotomypc this way they can access your computer with a minimum of fuss and bother in setting it up at your end.
Another good solution is to use hamachi (http://hamachi.cc) to set uip a vpn (virtual private network) and then use the remote destkop connection and you can specify which users will connect with your pc via your “private” network (5.x.x.x) address..
It is easier for people to connect this way rather than for tem to have to know your internet IP address.
Personally I use Hamachi with Real VNC to access my computer from remote as it seems to work easier through my maze of firewalls than a straight VNC connection or Remote Desktop connection ..
Leaving Port 443 open to the world without using a VPN of some sort leaves a gaping security hole in your system.
You might also want to try PC Anywhere as it also works quite well.