2008 terminal server and %clientname%

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Hi!
I tried using a standard VB-script to check clientname but it seems that
2008 server only gets the %clientname% variable after the desktop is fully
loaded. Before that the variable is empty.
I was trying to set startpage and redirect desktop to a specific place
depending on what the clientname is.
Any suggestions?
 
Re: 2008 terminal server and %clientname%

Have you tried using Group Policy for this type of thing?

Jeff Pitsch
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services


"Jan Pettersson" <jan.pettersson@umdac.umu.se> wrote in message
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> Hi!
> I tried using a standard VB-script to check clientname but it seems that
> 2008 server only gets the %clientname% variable after the desktop is fully
> loaded. Before that the variable is empty.
> I was trying to set startpage and redirect desktop to a specific place
> depending on what the clientname is.
> Any suggestions?
>
 
Re: 2008 terminal server and %clientname%

Yes I tried using a GPO and Item level targeting and the option that uses
Terminal
session information. But it does not work on my Windows 2008 terminal
server. It does not matter
if I use Client IP, Clientname or whatever. If I remove item level targeting
the policy applies.


"Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message
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> Have you tried using Group Policy for this type of thing?
>
> Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
>
 
Re: 2008 terminal server and %clientname%

I meant to do the redirects and other things your doing. These are able to
be done in GPO rather than you ahving to script it.

Jeff Pitsch
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

"Jan Pettersson" <jan.pettersson@umdac.umu.se> wrote in message
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> Yes I tried using a GPO and Item level targeting and the option that uses
> Terminal
> session information. But it does not work on my Windows 2008 terminal
> server. It does not matter
> if I use Client IP, Clientname or whatever. If I remove item level
> targeting
> the policy applies.
>
>
> "Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message
> news:ehSUuB24IHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Have you tried using Group Policy for this type of thing?
>>
>> Jeff Pitsch
>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
>>
 
Re: 2008 terminal server and %clientname%

The problem is that I want to redirect the desktop to different desktops
depending on which computer they are login on from.

If they are login in from a Windows CE-computer I want one desktop and from
a XPE computer one desktop and one desktop for regular XP-computers.

The users can log in from all of these different computers so I cant say
that user X always has desktop A.

I have found a software from CAD utils that gives me the IP-number in
%clientip% and it seems to do the trick.

But it is still strange that Item level targeting doesnt work.
Has anyone used the terminal services option in item level targeting?

"Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message
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>I meant to do the redirects and other things your doing. These are able to
>be done in GPO rather than you ahving to script it.
>
> Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
 
Re: 2008 terminal server and %clientname%

Group Policy also supports WMI filtering. Something to think about.

Jeff Pitsch
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

"Jan Pettersson" <jan.pettersson@umdac.umu.se> wrote in message
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> The problem is that I want to redirect the desktop to different desktops
> depending on which computer they are login on from.
>
> If they are login in from a Windows CE-computer I want one desktop and
> from a XPE computer one desktop and one desktop for regular XP-computers.
>
> The users can log in from all of these different computers so I cant say
> that user X always has desktop A.
>
> I have found a software from CAD utils that gives me the IP-number in
> %clientip% and it seems to do the trick.
>
> But it is still strange that Item level targeting doesnt work.
> Has anyone used the terminal services option in item level targeting?
>
> "Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message
> news:eqX7Bxa5IHA.1420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I meant to do the redirects and other things your doing. These are able
>>to be done in GPO rather than you ahving to script it.
>>
>> Jeff Pitsch
>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
>
 
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