Just read about FreeFileSync. I am very interested. May I ask if FFS will work for technically challanged remote users? I have remote laptop users that will:
1. boot
2. connect to LAN via VPN in Startup Group or Service
3. I need FFS to launch after the good connection and sync with little user input.
Can this work or are there other suggestions?
What would happen if the VPN was unsuccessful?
Thanks,
brianga
Remote Laptops, Startup VPN then FreeFileSync
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> Can this work or are there other suggestions?
This can work, but is not built into FFS.
You can write a batch-script that checks if the VPN connection is up and running,
(e.g. by pinging a remote IP-adres or by checking for the existence/availability
of a remote file), if necessary wait until that connection is established/available,
and if/once available, starts the FFS sync. (Calling FFS from a batch script must be via
"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe" "C:\path\to\your.ffs_batch".)
You might use the same batch script to initially launch whatever needs to be
launched to make your VPN connection.
You might then put that batch script in the Startup folder.
> What would happen if the VPN was unsuccessful?
Your batch script can detect that (via a "timeout" or repetitive failure in the
availability of the remote file), can notify your user of the failure to
connect to the remote location, and obviously should not launch FFS in that case.
This can work, but is not built into FFS.
You can write a batch-script that checks if the VPN connection is up and running,
(e.g. by pinging a remote IP-adres or by checking for the existence/availability
of a remote file), if necessary wait until that connection is established/available,
and if/once available, starts the FFS sync. (Calling FFS from a batch script must be via
"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe" "C:\path\to\your.ffs_batch".)
You might use the same batch script to initially launch whatever needs to be
launched to make your VPN connection.
You might then put that batch script in the Startup folder.
> What would happen if the VPN was unsuccessful?
Your batch script can detect that (via a "timeout" or repetitive failure in the
availability of the remote file), can notify your user of the failure to
connect to the remote location, and obviously should not launch FFS in that case.
