From: rajib <rajib.chakrabarti@...>
Date: 2009-06-28T16:40:09+09:00
Subject: Re: How ruby can solve this:network programming

On Jun 27, 3:59 pm, BENI <rajib.chakraba...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I am not sure whether this is ruby question or networking question..
> but this group is so resourceful that I came over for some help onto
> it.
>
> We have developed a ROR application that pulls data from a Network
> element and generates Hourly dashboard for the element.
>
> There are 25 such elements spread ac the country.
>
> Apache/Mongrel combination is used in each of these dashboard
> generating machines.
>
> Upto this it is fine...
>
> Now... the requirement is users who are suppose to access the
> application should be capable of reaching any of these machines for
> visibility of DASHBOARD.
>
> Problem is... the application server resides in a domain ... whereas
> users need to access it from the same domain or another domain which
> the firewall policy of the org does not permit.
>
> We have at our disposal one server (WINDOWS IIS) which can talk to
> both of these domains.
>
> What we need is ... some kind of code  sitting on this server that can
> proxy/forward etc to the corresponding dashboard generating ROR
> application.
>
> I hope i have been able to state the problem clearly.
>
> Any help/pointer/tutrial on how to acheive this would be great.
>
> Cheers

can any one pl share some ideas