On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:57:58 +0800 (SGT), Kelsey Hartigan Go <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Bopolissimus Platypus Jr wrote: > > > querying) in the province. so to access the database, they have to > > run a microsoft terminal server process that actually connects to > > the host in manila, saturating their 128K DSL link. even a VB app > > that connects (with select only permissions) to the DB would be > > better than terminal server. > > I'm not familiar with the Microsoft terminal services, but > isn't this based on Citrix which should minimized the bandwidth > required?
MS Terminal Services is different and isn't based from Citrix. MSTS uses the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) while Citrix uses the independent Computing Architecture (ICA) protocol. It looks as if MS is targeting the small/medium companies while Citrix targets medium/large companies. Maybe they have some agreement between them. dunno. Have used MSTS on a 56K modem and the speed is astonishingly acceptable. X/VNC? if you are a masochist, go ahead. :) As others have noted, i'm excited about freenx (Brave debian users, stick this to your apt.conf "deb http://www.kalyxo.org/debian/ experimental main" to try it out). Congested link/network problems/dropped sessions? that's not a problem. you can attach/reattach existing sessions! plain vanilla vnc/x can't do that. regards, Andre Varon -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
