Remote Access

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Hi There,

We have a head office which has two terminal servers in. We have several
remote sites which have Windows XP clients in. We want to impliment a system
whereby when people logon to the workstations it automatically connects to
the Terminal Server and when they log off the Terminal server it
automatically logs them off the workstation. If an administrator logs on
however they need to be able to log on locally without the terminal server
connection. I know dumb terminals could be used for this but we don't want
to replace the existing hardware. Is this something which can be done?

Thanks in advance for any advice.
David.
 
Re: Remote Access

Check this page on Patrick Rouse's website for links to Software
ThinClient solutions:
http://www.sessioncomputing.com/thin-clients.htm

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"David" <wibble@wobble.com> wrote on 01 feb 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi There,
>
> We have a head office which has two terminal servers in. We have
> several remote sites which have Windows XP clients in. We want
> to impliment a system whereby when people logon to the
> workstations it automatically connects to the Terminal Server
> and when they log off the Terminal server it automatically logs
> them off the workstation. If an administrator logs on however
> they need to be able to log on locally without the terminal
> server connection. I know dumb terminals could be used for this
> but we don't want to replace the existing hardware. Is this
> something which can be done?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> David.
 
RE: Remote Access

There is a version of Windows XP SP2 called Windows Fundamentals for Legacy
PCs that can be installed in a mode that turns the PC into a thin client,
i.e. it only connects to a terminal server. This is available for download
if you have Software Assurance for your Windows XP machines.

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/benefits/fundamentals.mspx

Alternatively you could replace the Windows XP OS with a Linux Thin Client
OS like ThinStation, PXES, 2X ThinClient Server or WTware.

--
Patrick C. Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
SE, West Coast USA & Canada
Quest Software, Provision Networks Division
Virtual Client Solutions
http://www.provisionnetworks.com


"David" wrote:

> Hi There,
>
> We have a head office which has two terminal servers in. We have several
> remote sites which have Windows XP clients in. We want to impliment a system
> whereby when people logon to the workstations it automatically connects to
> the Terminal Server and when they log off the Terminal server it
> automatically logs them off the workstation. If an administrator logs on
> however they need to be able to log on locally without the terminal server
> connection. I know dumb terminals could be used for this but we don't want
> to replace the existing hardware. Is this something which can be done?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> David.
>
>
>
 
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