Thanks for the kind words. Glad to help.
Webster > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Anderson [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: RE: Citrix question, could use some guidance > > I got it. I needed to install and configure the Citrix Secure Gateway. > Mad props to Webster and his hard work on his web page. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: RE: Citrix question, could use some guidance > > I wrote a 7-part series on Learning the Basics of XenApp 5 for Server > 2003. > Part 1 is here http://www.dabcc.com/article.aspx?id=9785 and you can > easily > find the other parts. All my Citrix articles are here: > http://www.dabcc.com/Webster . > > What you are trying to do is not recommend or safe. You need to add > the > FREE Citrix Secure Gateway software on that server. I wrote a 3-part > series > on doing that. > > Webster > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremy Anderson [mailto:[email protected]] > > Subject: Citrix question, could use some guidance > > > > Morning / Afternoon everyone. > > > > I got tossed a project that was a former engineer / consultants baby. > > Basically I was given a Citrix XenApp 5.5 server and told to "make it > > work". The last time I saw Citrix it was running on NT4, but with > > dreams of bonuses and being showered with praise at my amazing tech > > skills I said sure. (actually I am afraid of my boss and there was > no > > way to say no). > > > > There is no documentation from the former engineer, and he will not > > communicate with me. I am ok with that. > > > > I have the XenApp server running, AD integration, published apps all > > working properly. I am sure that there is some cleanup, and security > > lock downs that I will have to do, but for now, it works. Published > > apps work. > > > > The Farm and all roles exist on one 2003 server. > > > > So here is my problem. I can not get this to work from outside of > the > > firewall. Inside, everything works fine. On the VPN, everything > works > > fine. From the Internet, I can log into the web page, see my > published > > apps. When I click on the Published app, it says "Unable to launch > > your application, Contact your help desk. Cannot connect to the > Citrix > > XenApp server. Could not find the specified Citrix Xenapp server." > > > > So I have made sure that all the ports are open in the firewall, and > I > > can telnet to the ports. Firewall is open. > > > > My question here is, I cant just open this to the Internet can I? I > > need some sort of SSL relay, or Citrix Gateway server or something > > right? Am I missing something here? > > > > Citrix documentation says " Securing connections to published > > applications with SSL/TLS. If plug-ins communicate with your farm > > across the Internet, Citrix recommends enabling SSL/TLS encryption > when > > you publish a resource. If you want to use SSL/TLS encryption, use > > either the SSL Relay feature (for farms with fewer than five servers) > > or the Secure Gateway to relay ICA traffic to the XenApp server. You > > can also use SSL Relay to secure Citrix XML Broker traffic." > > http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/index.jsp?topic=/xenapp5fp2- > w2k3/ps- > > gs-intro-using-xenapp-fp2.html > > > > So do I need to configure a SSL relay, install a Secure Gateway? I > am > > so confused on this issue, and I am thinking it doesn't help that > > Citrix changes their product names more than I change my pants. > > > > > > Can anyone please just tell me or provide me a link, or some Google > > search terms on how to make published apps work on the Internet? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
