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Citrix versus Terminal Server
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23/02/2006 09:04:56
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
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Third party products
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01098088
Message ID:
01098454
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Thanks all for the answers, and thank you Martín for clarifying that Citrix seats atop Terminal Server. I'm very new to this field and did not know that. I'm going to follow your advice, start with Terminal Server, put it to work, fine tune it, and see if I need more.

One lsat question, when you say "hefty additional cost" what does it mean for a server with say 100 remote users?

Thanks,
Javier.

>Hola, Javier.
>
>>I'm setting up a server which should serve to about 50 clients, and could grow to 100. I don't know what to use, Terminal Server or Citrix. Which is more solid, which is faster, which is ...?
>
>Citrix Metaframe works on top of Terminal Services, and it provides several additional features... for a hefty additional cost.
>
>Basically you have to pay Citrix licences AND still pay for the TS licences.
>
>Some features that "can" justify the additional cost for you are:
>
>- Support for multiple platform clients (Mac, Unix, DOS, etc)
>- Improved video handling
>- Improved remote printing
>- Better administration and configuration
>
>Maybe a good thing is to start using TS and then, if you feel some restrictions, add Citrix. You need to do the first step anyway.
>
>Regards,
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