[THIN] Re: Matrix for Metaframe XP (ICA) and Windows 2003's Terminal Services (RDP)
- From: "Ron Oglesby" <roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:16:28 -0500
Check out Brian Madden's site he just put one out not long ago.
(www.brianmadden.com)
The trick with ts (even in 2003) is that it really lacks a few things
(in my opinion)
1- No published or seamless apps. There are initial applications but
they are not the same
2- No intuitive client, like NFuse, PN or PNa, or even like a new moon
web interface
3- Crap load balancing based on network usage which is useless and
limited (in reality) to about 15-18 or so nodes
4-no management capabilities natively for managing terminal servers
(huge strides were made with 2003 GPOs but if you have 50 or more
servers 2003 by itself will be a little bit of bear.
5- no ability to really secure their product natively (like with a CSG
over SSL). While you can use encryption you still gotta open that port
and have NATs into the servers
Now. They have gotten their printing to work well, got the RDP protocol
down pretty thin, have 16 bit and better color, support for drives, and
LPT mappings etc...
So if you plan on rolling out ONLY a desktop to internal users then 2003
might be golden. Even if you have TONS of users you could get a hardware
load balancer that supports 2003 and get better load balancing and be
happy.
Ron Oglesby
Senior Technical Architect
RapidApp
Office 312.372.7188
Mobile 815.325.7618
email roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Abraham [mailto:AABRAHAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:49 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Matrix for Metaframe XP (ICA) and Windows 2003's
Terminal Services (RDP)
Hi
Does anyone have a matrix that compares Metaframe XP (ICA) and Windows
2003's Terminal Services (RDP). Ive seen older matrixes but would like
the
latest product comparisons. Our organisation is tossing up between the
2
technologies and the breakdown may assist my cause in pushing Citrix
Thanks
Anthony
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