[THIN] Re: Linux Client: 'rdesktop' performs better than Citrix 8.x client?
- From: Durf <stygmata@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:26:32 -0500
That is pretty much my config, and the timeout theory is interesting
-- actually, there may be timeout values on the Sonicwall on the
server side that I adjusted for RDP and not for ICA. I'll check that
out.
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:18:45 -0500, Steve Raffensberger
<sraffens1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Durf,
>
> Let me make some assumptions. If they are wrong, just delete this
> without reading further.
>
> I assume you are using a broadband connection and a VPN from home. If
> so, there may be an idle timeout set within either of them. For example,
> I've set my home router to disconnect from DSL after 30 minutes of
> network inactivity. When surfing the net, it simply reconnects without
> the user being aware of anything. However, in an ICA session, it would
> cause symptoms like you describe. If your Windows clients are members of
> your company domain, they will be "chatty" enough to keep the connection
> alive even though your ICA session is idle.
>
> If possible, try connecting a Windows client and Linux client
> simultaneously. See if the chatty Windows client will keep the Linux
> client alive or not.
>
> HTH,
>
> Raff
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:14 PM
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> Subject: [THIN] Linux Client: 'rdesktop' performs better than Citrix 8.x
> client?
>
> Hi folks;
>
> From my Linux (Debian 2.6 kernel) laptop at home, I have a ton of
> connectivity problems using the 8.0.85930 Unix client.
>
> The remote Citrix server is an 2003 XPe server, FR3, with ICA
> Keep-Alives enabled during setup via registry patch (from the
> Methodology in a Box kit).
>
> ICA works great from Windows clients. The native 'rdesktop' client
> also works great and never drops a connection.
>
> The Citrix client will periodically drop connection after ~5 minutes
> of inactivity (not a server-side setting). Although the client is set
> to auto-reconnect, I notice that periodically it will fail with the
> "Network or dial-up problem are preventing..." message. It then gives
> up trying to reconnect until I manually connect it again.
>
> The Linux client is using a wireless connection if it makes a different.
>
> Any clues? I'm thinking it is a time-out value on the client side
> that differs from the default on the Windows client counterpart but
> nothing springs to mind, and I'm just not familiar enough with the
> Linux client.
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