[nflug] Citrix / TS alternatives

Justin Bennett Justin.Bennett at Dynabrade.com
Fri Feb 23 09:47:30 EST 2007


Ok, thanks for the posts, I know I can do a citrix or terminal services 
solution but was looking for something less expensive.. :)

Thanks


anthonyriga wrote:
> I worked for one company too that had used neoware
> terminals that ran linux with citrix client. They were
> solid. You connected them to a citrix server farm. 
> --- anthonyriga <torrodimerda at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> What about Win4Lin
>> --- "David J. Andruczyk" <djandruczyk at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Virtual Box is also a good choice and offers some
>>> good things
>>> vmware does like rdp remote sessions and USB over
>>> RDP.
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Richard Hubbard <rhubby at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>  I think you will find that the biggest problem
>>>>         
>>> you will have is
>>>       
>>>> that M$ won't let you run any kind of terminal
>>>>         
>>> services (except
>>>       
>>>> for admin mode, max 2 administrators at a time)
>>>>         
>>> without paying
>>>       
>>>> them. Once you have paid M$, then you can use
>>>>         
>> lots
>>     
>>> of different
>>>       
>>>> programs to connect to the server.
>>>>
>>>> What your best bet is probably going to be is
>>>>         
>>> vmware to run winxp
>>>       
>>>> on your clients.  You've already licensed the
>>>>         
>>> client OS, so that
>>>       
>>>> shouldn't be a problem. Deployment should be a
>>>>         
>>> snap.  Install one
>>>       
>>>> VM, install WinXP,  and all of the software your
>>>>         
>>> users will need,
>>>       
>>>> then run sysprep to roll back the install
>>>>         
>> slightly
>>     
>>> (so you don't
>>>       
>>>> have issues with different virtual machines
>>>>         
>> having
>>     
>>> the same
>>>       
>>>> names, etc), and copy that image to everyone who
>>>>         
>>> needs winders. 
>>>       
>>>> Problem solved.
>>>>  
>>>> Richard Hubbard 
>>>> Technology Solutions Inc
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Justin Bennett
>>>>         
>>> <Justin.Bennett at Dynabrade.com>
>>>       
>>>> To: nflug at nflug.org
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:57:02 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nflug] Citrix / TS alternatives
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the post!
>>>> Most of these (and what I can find) require a
>>>>         
>>> windows terminal
>>>       
>>>> server, 
>>>> which I believe you still need to buy a CAL to
>>>>         
>> be
>>     
>>> legal, which
>>>       
>>>> I'm 
>>>> hoping to avoid, so I would need something that
>>>>         
>>> has it's own
>>>       
>>>> server 
>>>> piece independent of terminal services.
>>>>
>>>> David J. Andruczyk wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Nomachine NX (in RDP bridge mode), rdesktop,
>>>>>           
>>> virtualbox using
>>>       
>>>>> remote RDP, etc...
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Justin Bennett
>>>>>           
>>> <Justin.Bennett at Dynabrade.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>>>   
>>>>>           
>>>>>>     Just wondering if you anyone is doing any
>>>>>>             
>>> application
>>>       
>>>>>> deployment 
>>>>>> with a citrix type setup. Basically we're
>>>>>>             
>>> considering
>>>       
>>>> migrating
>>>>         
>>>>>> some 
>>>>>> desktops over to linux, but have a handful of
>>>>>>             
>>> applications we
>>>       
>>>>>> can't find 
>>>>>> a linux replacement for (at least one we can
>>>>>>             
>>> sell). I can do
>>>       
>>>> the
>>>>         
>>>>>> WINE 
>>>>>> thing but have a few things that are kinda
>>>>>>             
>>> flaky under wine.
>>>       
>>>> The
>>>>         
>>>>>> point 
>>>>>> is I was thinking maybe I can have one
>>>>>>             
>> windows
>>     
>>> machine acting
>>>       
>>>>>> like a 
>>>>>> terminal type server, that I can do a  remote
>>>>>>             
>>> application for
>>>       
>>>>>> those 
>>>>>> applications I can't go native with in Linux.
>>>>>>             
>>> Obviously I
>>>       
>>>> would
>>>>         
>>>>>> need the 
>>>>>> server component avaliable for windows, and a
>>>>>>             
>>> linux client.
>>>       
>>>>>> Any recomendations?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Justin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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