[THIN] ICA Gateway between MF 1.8 and MF XP

We have a fairly large MF 1.8 farm (27 servers-NT 4.0 TSE/3800 Wyse Winterm
users) and we are about to deploy a small MF XP farm (3 servers-W2k3/90
users). We use Wyse Winterms (3350 and 3360) and we want to enable access to
BOTH farms from the same Winterm. It appears that the ICA gateway will fit
the bill nicely. My question is the ability of the ICA gateway to function
across disparate versions of MetaFrame. I have two questions related to this
problem:
 
Has anyone used the ICA Gateway functionality across MF 1.8 and MF XP?
As each farm will reside in its own subnet, is there a better solution than
the ICA Gateway to enable this access?
 
Note that the option to upgrade the MF 1.8 farm is cost-prohibitive as we
would need to purchase a LARGE number of TS CALs and W2K3 CALs (not
currently in the budget!).
 
On another note, I FINALLY get to attend Citrix iForum after 4 years of
managing a large MF farm. I am looking forward to networking with others of
"my kind" and hearing about the different implementations of Citrix
MetaFrame, not to mention the technical breakout sessions! I will be taking
my family and am wondering if anyone has any good family-oriented hotel
recommendations. The Swan and Dolphin look like they would be fun for the
family but the rooms are a little pricey, even with the iForum-attendee
discount. Is it just me or does anyone else think Citrix could have worked
out a better deal than $239 per night??!!
 
Thanks for any and all responses.
 
Rob Slayden  <><
NT/Citrix Systems Engineer
24 Hour Fitness, Inc.
2234 Rutherford Rd.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
760-918-4787 - Work
760-802-8498 - Cell
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