Can I access the same QB file from 2 different locations?

Posted by Renny Bosch on April 17, 2009, 8:25 pm

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We have a small distributing business. We would like to create
customer invoices in the warehouse, and then receive payments in the
home office. We don't need to access the database at the same time,
just one at a time from either location.

We just bought QB Pro 2009 (for $99), and we're looking for the least
expensive way to do this.

Posted by Laura on April 17, 2009, 10:46 pm

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> We have a small distributing business. We would like to create

> customer invoices in the warehouse, and then receive payments in the

> home office. We don't need to access the database at the same time,

> just one at a time from either location.

> We just bought QB Pro 2009 (for $99), and we're looking for the least

> expensive way to do this.

I would have one location use remote access to log into the other location
using something like LogMeIn or GoToMyPC. LogMeIn has a freebie version if
you don't need printing or file transfers.

Posted by Renny Bosch on April 18, 2009, 6:40 pm

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. . .

> I would have one location use remote access to log into the other locatio=

> using something like LogMeIn or GoToMyPC. LogMeIn has a freebie version i=

> you don't need printing or file transfers.

Thanks Laura, I read up a bit on LogMeIn and it seems like a very
useful product, but in our case we would each like to have individual
full control of our own computers, at all times. In other words, we
don't want a situation where while one side works on QuickBooks, the
other party has to sit idly by watching what the first guy is doing.
I wouldn't mind having to communicate with the other party to agree on
when either of us shall access the QB data file, but the other person
should then be free to do something else on his computer.

Is there a (inexpensive) way to access a file on a remote computer?
Maybe even copy it from the remote to the local computer, and then
work on it?

Posted by dpb on April 18, 2009, 6:47 pm

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Renny Bosch wrote:
...

> Is there a (inexpensive) way to access a file on a remote computer?

> Maybe even copy it from the remote to the local computer, and then

> work on it?

Sure--just network the two machines peer-to-peer and put the database
file in a shared folder w/ permissions granted.

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Posted by Renny Bosch on April 19, 2009, 8:30 pm

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> Renny Bosch wrote:

> ...

> > Is there a (inexpensive) way to access a file on a remote computer?

> > Maybe even copy it from the remote to the local computer, and then

> > work on it?

> Sure--just network the two machines peer-to-peer and put the database

> file in a shared folder w/ permissions granted.

> --

That sounds exactly like what I want to do, but I haven't been able to
find any info on how to set up such a private virtual network. We are
both using Windows XP Home, with all the patches. Could you point me
to a tutorial on how to do this?

Thanks -- Renny