how to establish LAN connectivity in vb.net with MS access database application

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I have a vb.net application linked to OleDb database.
I want to establish LAN connectivity in it so that it runs in 3 pc and one pc act as server and any pc can update database.
So is this possible?

Posted 9-Jun-14 3:38am

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[no name] 9-Jun-14 10:19am

AFAIK, Access will not work like that. LAN access would only work for databases that are server based. Access is file based. You would need to create a network share for the database.

Member 10804809 13-Jun-14 3:19am

Ok I got it.
I am trying to convert my whole project in SQl (SDK) file based.
Hope you please help me in that.
One more thing , is there any way to use my application in common share between three pcs?

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2014-06-09T05:00:00

First, Access is a poor choice for a multi-user system.

Second, Access is a file-based database engine and only works so long as the client machines have SMB access (Windows File Sharing) to the Share where the database file is stored. Users will also need Read AND Write access to the share in order to even open the database. This is a security risk.

You're going to have to make sure that appropriate NTFS and Share permissions are set correctly or else you might find someone accidentally, or intentionally, deleted the database file and all the data with it.