Remote Access

[Guest David]

Hi There,

 

We have a head office which has two terminal servers in. We have several

remote sites which have Windows XP clients in. We want to impliment a system

whereby when people logon to the workstations it automatically connects to

the Terminal Server and when they log off the Terminal server it

automatically logs them off the workstation. If an administrator logs on

however they need to be able to log on locally without the terminal server

connection. I know dumb terminals could be used for this but we don't want

to replace the existing hardware. Is this something which can be done?

 

Thanks in advance for any advice.

David.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Remote Access

 

Check this page on Patrick Rouse's website for links to Software

ThinClient solutions:

http://www.sessioncomputing.com/thin-clients.htm

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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"David" <wibble@wobble.com> wrote on 01 feb 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi There,

>

> We have a head office which has two terminal servers in. We have

> several remote sites which have Windows XP clients in. We want

> to impliment a system whereby when people logon to the

> workstations it automatically connects to the Terminal Server

> and when they log off the Terminal server it automatically logs

> them off the workstation. If an administrator logs on however

> they need to be able to log on locally without the terminal

> server connection. I know dumb terminals could be used for this

> but we don't want to replace the existing hardware. Is this

> something which can be done?

>

> Thanks in advance for any advice.

> David.

[Guest Patrick Rouse]

RE: Remote Access

 

There is a version of Windows XP SP2 called Windows Fundamentals for Legacy

PCs that can be installed in a mode that turns the PC into a thin client,

i.e. it only connects to a terminal server. This is available for download

if you have Software Assurance for your Windows XP machines.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/benefits/fundamentals.mspx

 

Alternatively you could replace the Windows XP OS with a Linux Thin Client

OS like ThinStation, PXES, 2X ThinClient Server or WTware.

 

--

Patrick C. Rouse

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

SE, West Coast USA & Canada

Quest Software, Provision Networks Division

Virtual Client Solutions

http://www.provisionnetworks.com

 

 

"David" wrote:

> Hi There,

>

> We have a head office which has two terminal servers in. We have several

> remote sites which have Windows XP clients in. We want to impliment a system

> whereby when people logon to the workstations it automatically connects to

> the Terminal Server and when they log off the Terminal server it

> automatically logs them off the workstation. If an administrator logs on

> however they need to be able to log on locally without the terminal server

> connection. I know dumb terminals could be used for this but we don't want

> to replace the existing hardware. Is this something which can be done?

>

> Thanks in advance for any advice.

> David.

>

>

>