I have what appears to be a simple project. We have a list of NAT addressing for our internal network's printers. Our techs travel campus wide, and need to confirm the NAT addressing while at the location of the printer. I've got a process in place that takes the NAT table and creates an XML file of the information, real basic stuff.
Now, I'd like to be able to have the techs access a web page on our intranet and be able to perform any of the following tasks:
- Search for a specific IP
- List All NAT assignments
Not a whole lot going on with that type of process, and I could just put the info on a share and let them read it at will. However, this is really the beginning of what we need to do to centralize some of the vital information different administrators have to keep but the techs need to be able to query for troubleshooting.
Now, I'm looking for a good example of a Web Service implementation using asp.net v2.0, and DNNv4.0. I don't really want to use sql due to the overhead, and xml data is easy to generate and lightweight. If I can't find a good example, I guess, developing modules for integration would work, but it seems to be a simplier approach to use a Web Service. Now, the only trouble is how to actually do it - end to end.
I'm using VS2005 standard, and have some of the Web Service already coded, relatively painless using VS, but need to have an example to help me get it wired from the client side to the service. Any suggestions, links, or input is appreciated. I've googled till my brown eyes are blue, and most of what I find is done in cs and using vs2003 w/ asp.net v1.1. I need to use the newer tools, as that's all I have at the moment.
Thanks!