Server Version upgrade
We now have a new automatically internet-verified server component. So you never have to manually connect again. Below is a discussion of what this upgrade entails:
It has come to our attention that users want to run the server component - to connect with us on the internet - but do not want to use it on an assessment computer as well. It is therefore a bit of a problem for them to repeatedly establish a connection over the internet for the server component, especially in the middle of the night. To make the problem worse, some users, have the server component installed on a completely different location to the assessment workstations !
In response to this we have made a new option on the server - to repeatedly connect on the internet automatically. When the option is initially invoked a connection is established, and the system verified. The connection is then broken, and the time when it will re-establish a connection is displayed on-screen. This will be 24 hours later.
It is therefore now possible to run the server component indefinitely on the server, without ever manually establishing an internet connection. As a result the workstations will always remain enabled.
The update will be available for download next week - or contact Myself or Pieter if you want it mailed.
It has come to our attention that users want to run the server component - to connect with us on the internet - but do not want to use it on an assessment computer as well. It is therefore a bit of a problem for them to repeatedly establish a connection over the internet for the server component, especially in the middle of the night. To make the problem worse, some users, have the server component installed on a completely different location to the assessment workstations !
In response to this we have made a new option on the server - to repeatedly connect on the internet automatically. When the option is initially invoked a connection is established, and the system verified. The connection is then broken, and the time when it will re-establish a connection is displayed on-screen. This will be 24 hours later.
It is therefore now possible to run the server component indefinitely on the server, without ever manually establishing an internet connection. As a result the workstations will always remain enabled.
The update will be available for download next week - or contact Myself or Pieter if you want it mailed.
posted by Jan at Thursday, December 07, 2006
1 Comments:
We were asked why we don't we make the connection function a separate "Service" that can be invoked on the server. Previous experience has shown that applications that have uses ODBC data connections, can be problematic when implemented as services.
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