Re:Thin client/terminal servers

[Tony Gettig <tgettig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The main application is Win32 and it needs to be run in order to access the
database. I need to open a "session" with a terminal server, upon which the
application actually executes. M$ has their own client software to connect
to a terminal server, but recommends the ICA client from Citrix.

I have Win95 clients in Battle Creek, and the application resides on the
Novell server in Portage. The users in each office need to be working off
the same data set (clarion database files), as a lot of the data is time
and date sensitive. It needs to be real time. That's why we are thinking
that running the application from Portage is the best solution. We're
connected by ISDN. I was hoping there might be some way to use Linux
instead, perhaps even in a gateway capacity.  

I wouldn't have this problem if the vendor would release their C/S version.
But then again, I'm not going to run verion .0 of that either! :)

At 10:45 AM 4/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>I need to deliver a couple of applications to the users in the remote
>>office that just don't run over WAN links very well (mainly a Clarion
>>database). I am considering Windows NT Terminal Server with the Citrix
>>Metaframe client. Initial cost projections for hardware, licensing, etc,
>>are reaching $15,000 and will probably end up being more. (ouch!)
>
>Ok,  I have about 100 Linux boxes with ICA clients that can access Win32
>apps on a Citrix Winframe server.  Do you need "access to the database" or
>do you need to run a specific app that accesses the database?  Is that app
>Win16/32 only?  Citrix/M$ are VERY expensive.  You could set up a NT
workstation
>in your server room for each remote user and use VNC to access them remotely
>from a Linux workstation,  VNC is heavier than ICA however.
>
>What type of machine is where in this scenario?
>
>>
>>Is there an equivalent in the Linux world? Is this the xterm idea? Doesn't
>>xterm just send video output to a remote IP address? Any pointers in the
>>right direction would be great. Thanks!
>
>An equivalent to what exactly?
>
>X does a LOT of things actually,  way more that just sending the video.
>The Citrix name for remote video is ICA.
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