Just an FYI... Make sure you are using the latest VSS 2005. It has a new program that runs as a service on the server that is supposed to speed up WAN access.

That's a very good point, Keith, you can RDP into your work computer and avoid the SourceSafe issue over the VPN.  That's what we did until we switched to TFS.

I got around the VPN issue by scrapping it. I am now using an RDP client that supports dual monitors and tying directly into my office PC from home, I might as well be sitting there. So far it works great and simplifies the environment so all I really have to worry about is LAN access. Simple yet productive works for me.



Just another option that worked for me so I thought I would mention it here as an alternative to a VPN.



I am looking into those source solutions you suggested as well, thanks. For now I do have VSS up and running.

Keith Chisarik

We'll discuss giving you the option to edit your own posts.

As for the SourceSafe issue... SourceSafe is going to be slow over a VPN... it just is.  If you put a packet sniffer on the network, you'll see what I mean.  Just to check out a single file, it opens an inordinate amount of file handles on the database (which is file based).  The web option is slightly faster, but not on the same level as a decent source control solution that uses web services and a SQL based database.

If Team Foundation isn't feasable right now, then there are other, 3rd party source control solutions that might be possible.  I've heard of SourceGear: Vault (www.sourcegear.com), and it should be much cheaper than TFS.

Also is it possible that you can give us as forum posters permissions to edit our own posts?

Keith Chisarik

I am having issues with our VPN being to slow for development from a remote site, that is a big problem for myself and one other guys here as we work from home a lot. VSS has a "web access" mode I am going to try but I am not too optomistic about it.



Eventually I will ask a question directly related to Strataframe, I promise. For now I am still trying to set up our development environment for .NET.



Right now I have moved all our projects to a central server and added them to SourceSafe, it works just fine on the LAN, any ideas how to make this work better via remote. Ideally I would like to work locally, then just check in files I have changed to the server. Last night I tried to open project from a drive mapped to my development server via the VPN , it was horribly slow. My ISP says I can move up a little but not much, they SAY we have a 8MB/760k line, well on my cable modem it took 20 minutes to download the SF install file (29.4mb) over the VPN.



I know you guys mentioned you used VPN's from home, is mine just too slow or am I doing something fundamentally wrong?



I know Team Server may be the best answer since Trent told be it does the local workplace and synchronization thing, but right now it isnt in the cards.



I am trying to give my team what we need to start developing with .NET and Strataframe so that we can focus on projects and code, not the development environment.



I have three customer project ready to roll so I need to "git er done". Your help apppreciated.


Keith Chisarik