> While doing some work from home I decided to see if I could open > the database in my office without pc-anywhere using Filemaker Pro...I > knew it ran over networks via tcp/ip,so I wanted to try over the > net...it worked,but I was awed that it allowed me to access the > databases without anytype of password or login prompt.....I thought > maybe I had set it up when I had installed FileMaker on my > system....so I installed it on my other workstation...and only set it > up to do tcp/ip and then dialed-up and logged right in again....no > pass..no login....dont know if anyone has seen this or posted this > before...but I havent been able to find anything out about it so > far...so I assume this is new.....anyway you need the IP of the target > machine which is gotten easily enough by scanning through domains for > services on port 5003 ( this seems to be its port ) and simply opening > your local copy of FM and then import thier data or whatever....Ive > sent what I found to the makers of FileMaker...maybe they know about > it...but since playing with this I have noticed a lot of machines > running this program and connected to the net.....
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