USING A JOYSTICK THROUGH A REMOTE PANEL.

Hello to everyone
I am using a remote pannel through the web publishing tool. I have two problems:
1. I want to control my application through a joystick connected in the client computer. But my application is expecting the joystick to be connected in the server. How do I program my application so that it can be controlled by a joysick that is connected in the client?
2. I am reading my usb webcam Dlink C120. I have no trouble with my application in my computer(server) but when I want to see it through a client computer, It asks me for a pluging that doesn't download. ¿Does anybody know what plugin is?
Thanks for reading and writing your answers, hope you answer as soon as possible because it is very urgent!!!!!!!!
Bye
Best Regards to everyone,
Lenin
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Thanks Nathan,
your support will save me hours. I was reading that there is a VI server which permits to control front panels through the network the same as in the local computer. Do you think it could be used?
Thinking about your answer makes me think that a possible solution would be the communication between 2 Labview applications, one for client and one for server. And of course the client VI, I think would only have to read the Joystick, because I don't need it to do anymore than that. Do you think this could work?
Thanks in Advance Nathan.....
Lenin

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