vb.net - How do i link Visual Studio applications over LAN -

i have created vs application , have installed copy on computer , wish link them via lan if settings canged in 1 , others setings saved .

for example setting

i created new name in sttings , call "adminin" , set type integer , scope user , set value 0

    dim ai new .mysettings   private sub button1_click(sender object, e eventargs) handles button1.click      ai.adminin = ai.adminin + 1 ai.save()  end sub 

now how can ai updated in other application on other computer .

how connect via lan , accomplish ?

i found link provides example code modify application-scoped variables my.settings might useful. i've tested out simple form timer , label showing me current value of adminin setting, , seems work. timer updates label on every instance of form checking reloaded my.settings value. variable need application scoped in order accessible users on machine may run executable.

http://www.codeproject.com/articles/19211/changing-application-scoped-settings-at-run-time

here's form code put keep current admin count up-to-date. simplistic, seems job neatly.

public class form1      private sub form1_formclosing(byval sender object, byval e system.windows.forms.formclosingeventargs) handles me.formclosing         'decrement adminin count when current instance of form closed.         me.tmradmincheck.stop()         changemyappscopedsetting((my.settings.adminin - 1).tostring)         'reload .exe.config file synchronize current adminin count.         my.settings.reload()         my.settings.save()     end sub      private sub form1_load(byval sender system.object, byval e system.eventargs) handles mybase.load         'increment current adminin count when new instance of form loaded         changemyappscopedsetting((my.settings.adminin + 1).tostring)         'reload .exe.config file synchronize current adminin count.         my.settings.reload()         my.settings.save()          me.lbladminsin.text = "current admins in: " & my.settings.adminin.tostring         'start timer periodically check adminin count my.settings         me.tmradmincheck.enabled = true         me.tmradmincheck.interval = 100         me.tmradmincheck.start()         me.refresh()         application.doevents()     end sub      private sub tmradmincheck_tick(byval sender system.object, byval e system.eventargs) handles tmradmincheck.tick         'reload .exe.config file synchronize current adminin count.         my.settings.reload()         me.lbladminsin.text = "current admins in: " & my.settings.adminin.tostring         me.refresh()         application.doevents()     end sub end class 

i've found couple of things method, , relate others have mentioned in comments:

1. the application's .exe.config file must in accessible location (the codeproject example defaults application's executable directory). of course, save settings ini file or other configuration file in shared directory , accomplish similar thing, method uses my.settings.
2. you'll may want additional checking possibility of 2 people attempting in @ same time. if happens, configuration file still open , locked, , new adminin value won't saved. codeproject example doesn't have exception handling, work functionality exception handling making recursive call sub.

otherwise, seems totally viable method of accomplishing you're talking about.