Internet use & TS

[Guest compsosinc@gmail.com]

Is it best practice to let TS clients use the TS to browse the

Internet or do the clients typically use their own Internet

connection?

 

We have WindowsCE-based thin-clients that need Internet access and

they have this capability using IE6. Note in this case we are using TS

on a DC whcih we know is not recommended.

 

Just wondering what is best practice in if you have a TS as a member

server and/or if the TS is a DC..

 

Thanks!

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Internet use & TS

 

I would do anything to get Internet surfing away from my DC. So by

all means, let the users surf with their local IE6. This could also

make a performance difference, since animated websites can cause

high resource usage on the Terminal Server.

The only downside of this setup is when applications that are

installed and run locally on the TS are integrated with web-based

applications or support/help pages. Then the users end up using IE

in both scenarios, and have their Favourites scattered all over the

place. Local browsing works best if you can prevent the users from

using IE on the TS at all, with NTFS permissions or a Software

Restriction Policy or a fake proxy address.

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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compsosinc@gmail.com wrote on 15 jan 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Is it best practice to let TS clients use the TS to browse the

> Internet or do the clients typically use their own Internet

> connection?

>

> We have WindowsCE-based thin-clients that need Internet access

> and they have this capability using IE6. Note in this case we

> are using TS on a DC whcih we know is not recommended.

>

> Just wondering what is best practice in if you have a TS as a

> member server and/or if the TS is a DC..

>

> Thanks!