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If I copied all of the files onto a a DVD-R or USB hard drive and then
brought them to the remote computer, how do I put them in the offline
"cache"? I still want them accessible using the server shares.
Currently, we access the files on the server by establishing a VPN
connection (over a DSL Internet connection) and using the server share. This
is not as fast, obviously, as being on a LAN or using a locally cached copy
of the file. The "remote" computer used to be on a LAN with the server, but
had to be moved to a remote location.
As an alternative, I could send the remote computer back to the LAN,
configure the appropriate offline availability and let it synch while locally
attached, but it would be a lot easier if I could just send over a DVD and
update the "offline cache" using the DVD, instead.
Once the files are up-to-date on the remote system, I will configure the
remote system to perform a scheduled synch once or twice a day by "dialing" a
VPN connection. The files do not change often so it will not have to synch a
lot of data.
Thanks for the response. I look forward to any advice that can be offered.
-Ryan
"Matt Gibson" wrote:
> Why wouldn't it be?
>
> The real question is how are you going to maintain the sync?
>
> Matt Gibson - GSEC
>
> "Ryan" <Ryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F584A0C7-96A4-448E-8CA9-07E20E061BC2@microsoft.com...
> >I am going to need to synch about 8GB of offline files via a VPN
> >connection.
> > Is it possible to synch the files via removable media, such as a DVD or
> > USB
> > drive?
> >
> > My thought is that I could burn a DVD or connect a USB hard drive to the
> > server, copy the files to it, then bring those files to the remote
> > computer
> > for the initial "synchormization". The VPN connection would be then used
> > to
> > keep the files synched on a scheduled basis.
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