I understand exactly what you are saying. In these cases we have tended toward IE hard coded to web interface using the Public Browser extensions, similar to kiosk mode, but you can fix the windows size, location, etc. There are many benefits to this approach such as zone preference/failover, smooth roaming and re-connect, using the web as a universal interface, etc. It would be nice if the static clients supported all of these features, but that is not the direction Citrix has been going in now for a while. I would suggest taking another look at WI and PNa, it is a paradigm shift but there are a lot of benefits. Steve Greenberg Thin Client Computing 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 Scottsdale, AZ 85262 (602) 432-8649 www.thinclient.net steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Reese Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 3:46 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Zone Preference and Failover we are deploying XPe thin clients and I am replacing the shell with a vbscript that checks a couple of things and then depending on the results, launches a connection to a published desktop. The result is very clean for the user and keeps all the XPe crap out of the way. It also gives us some control over peripherals in that we don't want users to plug in a device (like a thumb drive) and use it locally on the thin client which XPe is all to happy to do. We toyed with using IE in kiosk mode but I didn't like the end result and we had other security concerns. Greg On 6/7/07, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: It is designed for WI and PNagent connections. What is the benefit of the static ICA file in this case? Steve Greenberg Thin Client Computing 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 Scottsdale, AZ 85262 (602) 432-8649 www.thinclient.net <http://www.thinclient.net/> steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Reese Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:58 PM To: Thin Subject: [THIN] Zone Preference and Failover I am hoping you can all give me a sanity check before i lose my mind. I am about 95% done putting in a new farm spanning four domains, 6 networks, and about 100 servers. We have some consultants in helping and it has been nice because I admit that there is a lot I don't know and their help has been appreciated. Zone preference and failover is not working like it should and the consultants tell me it is because zone preference and failover only works with the web interface and that it does not apply to full program neighbrhood connections. We are using a static ica file to connect users (long story, just trust me, it's the best way for this situation) and zone preference is being ignored. I have always just split the farm design up to match domain or geographic boundaries in the past but they convinced me this would be the best way because zone preference would handle everything. Then I get the "oops" by the way, zone preference and failover only works with WI connections. I'm not buying it and that's why I am throwing it out to the list. I trust you guys more than I do them. Thanks! Greg