RE: [Sheflug] OT: Any CITRIX / WIN terminal server types out there?

["David Morris" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk]On Behalf Of John M Cooper
> Sent: 26 June 2002 11:00
> To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Sheflug] OT: Any CITRIX / WIN terminal server types out
> there?
>
>
> On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 10:18, David Morris wrote:
> > I'm looking for a bit of help with a licencing issue.
> >
> > I've got an NT4 TSRV box with Metaframe 1.8 on it. If I connect
> using the
> > Microsoft RDP client and TCP/IP, do I stil consume a CITRIX
> licence, or do
> > those only get used if I connect using ICA?
> >
> > Basically, I don't want to buy any more CITRIX licences... call me a
> > cheapskate if ya want!
> >
> I think that you should be alright as you are not using the Citrix
> features you may still need the Client licence for NT.

That was my view as well. I was hoping that using RDP rather than ICA was
enough to get in under the CITRIX 'layer'.

>
> Have a look at http://www.rdesktop.org/ for a cheaper client side
> alternative. I have not tried it but it is supposed to be a RDP client
> for Linux to allow you to connect to NT terminal server.

...if only we had Linux on the desktops....:-)


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David Morris
European IT Manager, ALLVAC Ltd, Sheffield, UK
work: david [at] allvac.co.uk
home: david [at] brassedoff.net   http://www.davidm.demon.co.uk

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