Can OsaSync be used on a VPN, with dialup networking or through the internet?
OsaSync functions by exchanging data files via the Windows file system. OsaSync depends on the availability of files accessible through UNC file paths. UNC means Universal Naming Conventions and stands for file paths specified like: \\servername\sharename\directory\filename. As long as you are able to access files on the remote computer via UNC paths, OsaSync can be used. So if you create a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or use dial-up networking to connect to the remote computer this should be possible. You can check this by using My Network Places to access the remote computer. The UNC path to a file on the remote computer will be visible in the address bar of the my network places explorer. An alternative for a VPN or dial-up networking is using an FTP server. See Can OsaSync sync files via a FTP server on the internet for details. When your VPN or dialup connection is not a broadband connection it probably is not a very fast connection. On slow connections importing the synchronizat
