FWIW Windows 2000 Server and above includes Terminal Services (2 connections for free, pay for more), Citrix isn't essential for a small LAN installation.
If you haven't got any Windows servers then another solution not already mentioned is Netraverse Terminal Server, a Linux product that uses a copy of Windows to provide full Windows desktop sessions to the clients. The blurb says that you connect to those terminal sessions via X-Windows or VNC: http://www.netraverse.com/products/wts/ I haven't used it, but I've seen a couple of reviews that say the technology works. It's probably expensive, but I don't think that there are any cheap solutions for running an MS environment. > Hi all > > I'm new to this list, so please forgive me for any faux-pas I make in > ignorance ;-) > > I work as a sysadmin in a small company and we're using Linux on the desktop > (mainly). I'm looking for an efficient and workable solution to run > MS-office applications, but I'd like to keep the desktops running Linux. > > One solution I thought up was that it might be possible to install one > really fast machine with lots of memory, running windows and a VNC server > and connecting the users to that machine from the Linux Desktop. If this > would fast enough of course ;-) > > My question is whether there is some experience with a solution like this > (and if so, what are the experiences with such a solution) or if not, why is > this not a good solution? > > TIA > > Simon _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
