[THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?

  • From: "P.J. Johannsen" <pjohannsen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:06:01 -0700

You would need TSCALs if you are connecting from a DOS based client.

From what I read before, you are connecting to plain 2K Terminal Servers.  
If that is the case, you will need to install Citrix Metaframe and purchase 
Citrix licenses in addition to the Windows TSCALs.

PJ


>From: "Rink, Jesse" <JRink@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
>Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:59:03 -0600
>
>
>If I used the ICA dos client, would I then have to buy additional TS =
>client licenses?  I know TS client licenses are free *IF* the client is =
>2000, but what if it's dos?=20
>
>Jesse Rink
>Network Engineer
>Whitnall School District
>414-525-8461
>=20
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Lyne (Computerland) [mailto:Tony.Lyne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 3:44 PM
>To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
>
>
>Yes and have had no problems with it. You just need to watch out for =3D
>memory
>management of the TSR's as they can quickly chew up your base memory =3D
>before
>the ICA client has loaded.
>
>Use emm386 etc and load everything high and include as much unused =3D
>upper
>memory blocks as possible such as e000-efff on some machines =3D
>(especially
>older ones).
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rink, Jesse [mailto:JRink@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20
>Sent: Thursday, 16 January 2003 9:40 a.m.
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
>
>
>I'm wondering if I should look into the Citrix ICA client for DOS.  Has =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>anyone used this before? =3D3D20
>
>My goal here would be to make it so the user HAS to log in to the =3D3D
>terminal server/citrix box and has no other options.  I don't want them =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>playing around in the PC's operating system at all.  A thin client =3D3D
>device is not an option due to cost, I need to re-use my current PC =
>=3D3D
>hardware.  Maybe the Citrix DOS client would work.  Claudio's DOS =3D
>client =3D3D
>is real nice, but it's terminal server only and chances are I'll likely =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>grow into a load balanced farm with Citrix, not just terminal server.
>
>Jesse Rink
>Network Engineer
>Whitnall School District
>414-525-8461
>=3D3D20
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: P.J. Johannsen [mailto:pjohannsen@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20
>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 3:34 PM
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
>
>
>I think it has to be an executable.  I am not sure if there is a way to =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>tie=3D3D20
>the rdp file to the client executable or not.  Anyone else tried this?
>
>PJ
>
>
> >From: "Rink, Jesse" <JRink@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after =3D
>boot?
> >Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:19:58 -0600
> >
> >
> >So you're saying to replace explorer.exe with the termserv.rdp I =
>=3D3D3D
> >created?
> >
> >Jesse Rink
> >Network Engineer
> >Whitnall School District
> >414-525-8461
> >=3D3D3D20
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: P.J. Johannsen [mailto:pjohannsen@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D3D20
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 3:07 PM
> >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after =3D
>boot?
> >
> >
> >Try this on a test machine as this is one of those "at your own risk" =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>=3D3D3D
> >fixes.=3D3D3D20
> >   The key for Win2K is:
> >
> >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows=3D3D3D20
> >NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\Shell
> >
> >Change the Explorer.exe to the shell you want.  In this case, perhaps =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>=3D3D3D
> >the=3D3D3D20
> >app would suffice.  This is one of those "fixes" that is great if it =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>=3D3D3D
> >works,=3D3D3D20
> >but can potentially down a machine if it doesn't.
> >
> >PJ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Rink, Jesse" <JRink@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after =3D
>=3D3D
>boot?
> > >Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:03:42 -0600
> > >
> > >
> > >I'm not sure how to do that.  I've heard of people doing that with =
>=3D
>NT =3D3D
>=3D3D3D
> >or =3D3D3D3D
> > >2000 but I've no idea how.
> > >
> > >Jesse Rink
> > >Network Engineer
> > >Whitnall School District
> > >414-525-8461
> > >=3D3D3D3D20
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: P.J. Johannsen [mailto:pjohannsen@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D3D3D20
> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 2:58 PM
> > >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after =3D
>=3D3D
>boot?
> > >
> > >
> > >Could you just boot to a shell with the client?
> > >
> > >PJ
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Rink, Jesse" <JRink@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Subject: [THIN] automatically go to term services logon after =3D
>boot?
> > > >Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:38:38 -0600
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Is this possible for a PC that is running Windows 2000 Pro?
> > > >
> > > >1. User turns the PC on
> > > >2. PC boots into Windows 2000
> > > >3. User is automatically logged in (user does NOT have to do this =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>=3D3D3D
> >=3D3D3D3D3D
> > > >themselves)
> > > >4. User is prompted with the logon box for terminal services
> > > >
> > > >In other words, can the PC's desktop of Windows 2000 Pro be =3D3D3D
> >completely =3D3D3D3D
> > >=3D3D3D3D3D
> > > >bypassed and a user FORCED to log on to terminal services?
> > > >
> > > >I would think this would be possible with group policy settings by =
>=3D
>=3D3D
>=3D3D3D
> >=3D3D3D3D3D
> > > >forcing logins and programs to be run at startup... ?
> > > >
> > > >Jesse Rink
> > > >Network Engineer
> > > >Whitnall School District
> > > >414-525-8461
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