Citrix-like functionality - NO. Not that it couldn't be done (it has been done before) but there are...difficulties.
First, you have to understand that VNC is truly a child of Unix/Linux. Unix and Linux since the beginning have been built on the foundations of remote use and multiple users, whereas Windows grew up as a one-PC/one-user system. As a result, when you look at the core VNC distributions, they are a few hundred KiB in size and easy to do compared to - Citrix, which in its original implementation replace something like 50 MiB of Windows files to work. In fact, it was so difficult to do that Microsoft actually strong-armed the technology out of Citrix for WTS - when MS approached them in 1997 about purchasing, they wanted $1 billion for the technology and IIRC "settled" for $170 million. :) There are methods of doing this. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of work, and everyone who has done so clues in on the fact that they can charge several hundred dollars per licensed user to biiiiig corporations - so there is no open source equivalent. That said, there are some interesting details in the built-in resources now that Windows has TS-like services built into all versions. Microsoft is already claiming that simultaneous use hacks would require multiple licenses or be illegal. I think we are a few years away from easy multi-use modifications of the standard Windows workstation OS though. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Mihalko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2002-03-27 14:18 Subject: Windows VNC > I have read the FAQ's and understand the NO multi user function, my > questions: > > 1. Could the VNC Server Service be modified to run similar to Citrix? > > 2. Or could or are there plans to Modify the VNC server service to run off a > webbrowser, which > might be setup to run a desktop, similar to the UROAM application. > > 3. Remote access/VPN to firewalled central networks, is a seriously costly > venture, for windows based > networks. My problem is that we pay so much for the internal systems and > price's for upgrades, > hardware, etc are getting tougher an tougher to justify. A remote > access/VPn system similar > to Citrix, UROAM, or other that can run applications off a simulated windows > desktop or thru a Webbrowser > desktop would be a huge IT budget saver. The Concept you have presented here > is wonderful, just wondering > if adaptations to it like i have mentioned above, to be distributed via GNU > are planned? > > thanks, Ill be catch up reading on list > > Roger Mihalko > Network Engineer > Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services Inc. > Phone: (816)360-1320 Fax:(816)531-4470 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
