This is all well and good UNTIL you have to segregate applications because of performance, configuration, or application level conflicts. The mimute you need to start building different silos for the same user base a "on top" product like Citrix or Canaveral is needed. Plus as you scale larger you need to start adding in some mgmt tools. Ron Oglesby Senior Technical Architect RapidApp Office 312.372.7188 Mobile 815.325.7618 email roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 10:20 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Question about Windows 2003 Drive mapping is supported on different Windows platforms. The only requirement is to have the latest RDP5.2 client installed on them (works fine on 98/2000/NT/XP). Even Linux clients support local drive mapping when connecting to Windows 2003 TSs. Local drive mapping is simply a share/map mechanism through the RDP VC, exactly like Citrix. Cláudio Rodrigues Microsoft MVP Windows Technologies - Terminal Services http://www.terminal-services.net -----Original Message----- From: Joe Shonk [mailto:joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: December 31, 2003 11:08 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Question about Windows 2003 Keep in mind that drive mappings support for 2003 is for Win XP Pro clients only. Win2kx supports load balancing (it's horrible in 2000, better in 2003 but requires(strongly suggested) your switches to support IGMP) but it also doesn't scale well with a large number of servers. Joe -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason Patten Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 8:44 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Question about Windows 2003 One of my bosses is looking that he features of Windows 2003 Terminal services and wants me to detail why we should keep citrix when it would be much cheaper to drop it and use only 2003. I am currently looking at what 2003 Doesn't have. We currently have a about 10 citrix servers in 2 farms serving close to 1000 workstations, all of them remote. So far I can think of 1) Change everyone from Citrix clients to Terminal server client software 2) NO published Apps for centralized application control 3) No Nfuse 4) No load balancing? *I havent read very far yet so I'm not sure of this one) Apparently Print mapping and drive mapping ARE supported in 2003 Anything I am missing? Currently we are still at NT4TSE and MF1.8SP2 670,616,629 mph. Its not just a good idea, its the law. ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - Chip PC - The Next Step in Thin Client Technology. Choose from a wide range of options offering industry-leading, innovative thin client solutions http://www.chippc.com/products/hardware/index.asp ********************************************************* Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - Chip PC - The Next Step in Thin Client Technology. Choose from a wide range of options offering industry-leading, innovative thin client solutions http://www.chippc.com/products/hardware/index.asp ********************************************************* Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - Chip PC - The Next Step in Thin Client Technology. Choose from a wide range of options offering industry-leading, innovative thin client solutions http://www.chippc.com/products/hardware/index.asp ********************************************************* Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - Chip PC - The Next Step in Thin Client Technology. Choose from a wide range of options offering industry-leading, innovative thin client solutions http://www.chippc.com/products/hardware/index.asp ********************************************************* Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm