I haven't run benchmarks or anything, but I've run Citrix Metaframe (both
1.8 and XPe) side-by-side with LTSP.
The new MetaFrame XPe is slightly faster than 1.8 (perhaps a 1 second
increase in speed drawing a complete desktop screen), mainly due to better
caching capabilities.
LTSP feels equal or slightly better in screen refresh/redraw rate on a
10/100 ethernet LAN.
Where Citrix has an advantage is over low bandwidth connections (dial-up
modem, 64K leased lines, etc.). That's where the product got its start;
doing better compression than Microsoft offered with their RDP protocol in
Terminal Server.
The LTSP project doesn't have any provisions for dial-up remote access.
Citrix is also *very* expensive (I believe roughly $400 (US) per user
license, plus initial cost of each server). LTSP is free.
Even though LTSP and Citrix sound like comparable products, I think there
are just as many things different between them as similar. In fact, there
are scenarios where it makes sense to use LTSP to boot old PCs into a Citrix
client, so they can be used as Windows terminals to a Citrix server.
Message: 16
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:10:17 +0530
From: Prakash Advani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ltsp-discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] Citrix VS LTSP
Hello,
Does anyone done any comparision between Citrix and LTSP?
Advantages/Disadvantages and performance testing?
Regards
Prakash
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Netcore Solutions Tel: 91-22-4628106
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