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Thin Client solutions?

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LuckyTaxi

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Currently working at a private school - K-12. The school implemented 25 thin clients in the new computer lab. I personally would've gone with fat clients because I think they are easier to fix/administer.

For example, 4 thin clients doesn't seem to connect to the terminal server. Then, don't forget licenses for the Citrix and Terminal Server. After thinking about it, wouldn't it have been cheaper to introduce fat clients instead?
 
Originally posted by: lilcam
Currently working at a private school - K-12. The school implemented 25 thin clients in the new computer lab. I personally would've gone with fat clients because I think they are easier to fix/administer.

For example, 4 thin clients doesn't seem to connect to the terminal server. Then, don't forget licenses for the Citrix and Terminal Server. After thinking about it, wouldn't it have been cheaper to introduce fat clients instead?
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It is not entirely true that you would save money if uses fat clients.

Install minimal Linux on the thin clients machine with Rdesktop (it use the same Citrix ICA protocol that Citrix/Windows uses) to remote into your ICA/TS server. You then only have to paid the CAL fees to connect to the server & save money on the non Windows desktop side.

As for why the thin clients doesn't connect:
Check to see if you have enought licenses for per server license on the server (might want to weight your option & see if switching to per seat).
Also check your Terminal Services Manager to see if you need to remove stagnate users that didn?t log out of the server correctly & is eating up your licenses.

Anothe option is to install LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) server then have your linux thin client log into your server for their desktop & share access. There are many applications such as Openoffice/Staroffice/Abiword/Koffice that can be use on the linux server or your can try the commercial version of Wine to run MSoffice.

K12-Linux - an excelent site that dedicate to Linux & terminal services for the school.
 
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