Re: Question about Web-Apps & Firewalls...

In article <36012C74.52FB572B_at_lucent.com>,   Brit Willoughby <bwilloughby_at_lucent.com> wrote:
>
> How does a JDBC Web Applet talk to the Database? Does it open a
> socket back to the database server?

Yup.

> If the client pc is behind a firewall and the database is outside
> the firewall, can the client open a database
> connection through the firewall?

Depends on your 'firewall'. Depends on what port you ask the forms server to sit on (usually a high number, like 8008 or 5005 or something). Depends on if your firewall blocks that port to that machine from the outside. I have never heard of using any kind of proxy server for it -- you may need to make your forms server sit *outside* your firewall.

Many (quote) firewalls (unquote) do not block ports past 1024...

> Example:
> Let's say that I want to give IBM query ability on our database, so
> I write a JDBC Applet that connects to our database.
> Now Mr. IBM fires up Netscape and goes to the url. The applet downloads
> to his pc (which is inside his firewall).
> Can that Applet open a connection back to my database through his
> firewall?
>
> We're thinking of using Dev2K to make Web Forms, and they must work
> for everybody...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brit Willoughby
> bwilloughby_at_wichita.lucent.com
>
>

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