Re: RDP
Chad Albert wrote: This is for Linux, but it is a project to replace Windows Terminal Services, [snip] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Perry Riggle Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 12:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RDP I was wondering if there is a way to set FreeBSD up to replace a Windows 2000 server. The company I work for uses terminal services client to connect to the WIN2K server. When users connect they can log in and create documents, spreadsheets, etc. Currently I use rdesktop on FreeBSD at work to connect to the WIN2K. It would be nice to replace the Windows machine with a *BSD. I read the OP as an interest in replacing the Windows 2000 server, not anything client-side. Assuming that's right... If you replace this W2K box with a FreeBSD server, you can provide replacements for pretty much everything the Windows box can do (*full* Exchange functionality being a possible exception), and add some new stuff. You can certainly give users the ability to bring up a remote desktop on the server and do work, including creating (word processing) documents and spreadsheets. VNC is perhaps the best option for Windows clients, you could carry on using rdesktop. In fact, while Windows was designed as a single user system, and terminal services is a sort of bolt-on afterthought, FreeBSD is a multi-user environment from the ground up. But they'll be using a FreeBSD desktop. You can provide a nice window manager and a full office suite. It won't be the Windows GUI and it won't be MS Office. There may be retraining issues and also probs with backwards compatibility with previously created documents - depends how many Office features the users are taking advantage of. Simple documents are fine. Complicated, Visual Basic-ridden stuff won't work well or at all. Having said that, it would be a step into a brighter future to make this replacement :-) Peter. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: RDP
This is for Linux, but it is a project to replace Windows Terminal Services, I have not used it, but I have seen it around. It uses X11 so it will be less friendly in low bandwidth environments. http://www.ltsp.org -- Chad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Perry Riggle Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 12:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RDP I was wondering if there is a way to set FreeBSD up to replace a Windows 2000 server. The company I work for uses terminal services client to connect to the WIN2K server. When users connect they can log in and create documents, spreadsheets, etc. Currently I use rdesktop on FreeBSD at work to connect to the WIN2K. It would be nice to replace the Windows machine with a *BSD. Thanks ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: RDP
Hi, > I was wondering if there is a way to set FreeBSD up to replace a Windows > 2000 server. The company I work for uses terminal services client to > connect > to the WIN2K server. When users connect they can log in and create > documents, spreadsheets, etc. Currently I use rdesktop on FreeBSD at work > to > connect to the WIN2K. It would be nice to replace the Windows machine with > a *BSD. Take a look at samba /usr/ports/net/samba and see if it helps you. jerry > > Thanks > > -- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: RDP
This isn't a *BSD solution, but its works extremely well for me. http:\\thinstation.sourceforge.net Michael Clark Nemschoff Chairs Inc mclark at nemschoff dot com CompTIA A+, Network+, Server+, MCP Voice: (920) 457 7726 x294 Fax: (920) 453 6594 -Original Message- From: Perry Riggle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 12:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RDP I was wondering if there is a way to set FreeBSD up to replace a Windows 2000 server. The company I work for uses terminal services client to connect to the WIN2K server. When users connect they can log in and create documents, spreadsheets, etc. Currently I use rdesktop on FreeBSD at work to connect to the WIN2K. It would be nice to replace the Windows machine with a *BSD. Thanks -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This electronic transmission, including all attachments, is directed in confidence solely to the person(s) to whom it is addressed, or an authorized recipient, and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. The contents of the transmission may also be subject to intellectual property rights and all such rights are expressly claimed and are not waived. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic transmission and then immediately delete this transmission, including all attachments, without copying, distributing or disclosing same. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
