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Server Based Computing Sites	Software Sites	Printing Information Sites
ICA & RDP Clients	Thin Client Manufacturers	Articles & Whitepapers
Licensing Information	Windows 2003 Terminal Services Links	Discussion Lists/Newsgroups
Programs to create PDF Files that work on Citrix / Terminal Service

Server Based Computing Web Sites

• Citrix Systems Home of Citrix Metaframe and Nfuse Elite.
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services Site Windows 2000 Terminal Services Home
• SCO Tarantella (Formerly New Moon Canaveral) Terminal Server Based Computing Solution
• LTSP.Org The Linux Terminal Server Project
• JetroPlatforms - BoosIT & CockpIT Tools for Server Based Computing
• NetTraverse Win4Lin for Terminal Server Thin Client Server Computing on Linux
• NoMachine NX Server for Linux Thin Client Server Computing on Linux
• ACPThinClient ThinManager 3 Another product to enhance Microsoft Terminal Services
• The Thin Net Excellent Resource for Thin Client computing with many downloads, faqs, files and utilities. Home of the Thin Listserv
• Thinplanet Mostly news resource for Terminal/Citix server
• Microsoft TSE FAQ Microsoft Terminal server FAQ
• Microsoft Terminal server 2000 community Microsoft Terminal Services 2000 Community Page
• Microsoft Terminal server 2003 community Microsoft Terminal Services 2003 Community Page
• 99Point9.com Emergent Online's Technical Support Site
• DABCC Doug Browns Citrix SE Website. Methodology in a Box.
• The CitrixSE Files Area One of the largest repositories for downloads related to Citrix Products
• Tweak Citrix.com Rick Dehlinger's MetaFrame Installation and Tuning Tips Site
• WorkThin.com Patrick Rouse is a Microsoft MVP-site has excellent Terminal Server FAQ's and information.
• Vera Noest's Site Vera is a Microsoft MVP-site has excellent Terminal Server FAQ's and information.
• Thin Client.net Thin Client Computing info and articles by Steve Greenberg
• Terminal services.Net Cláudio Rodrigues(MVP) tools such as DOSRDP and FTPRDP and Modified Terminal server client
• Technical Remote Computing Excellent TSE scripting site from Alex Angelopoulos(MVP)
• Brian Madden Author / Industry Analyst Brian is an author of several articles and books on SBC, Terminal Services and Citrix
• Citrix hardcore user page Jeroen Van Esteeren Server Based Computing links
• Slider's CitrixPlace Rodney Medina's Site for Citrix Compatibility Scripts
• Dave's ThinPlace Thin Client Support Site
• Labmice Labmice has some good printing utilities and TS Information
• Thin-World.com by Scott Chiara Good news articles and Thin Client Information Site
• ThinComputing.net Good news articles and Thin Client Information Site
• CDA Exchange Citrix Content Delivery Agent Exchange Forum
• CCAHeaven Site for Certified Citrix Administrators
• Citrixtools.com This site has many useful Tools, Utilities, Scripts, etc... that may make your life as a Citrix / Terminal Server Administrator easier.
• LearnCitrix Prepare for Citrix Exams
• SBC Technet Server Based Computing Resource Site
• Mtekk.com.au This Australian website is dedicated to providing IT related opinions, reviews, and user forums primarily focusing on Citrix.
• Roy Tokeshi's Citrix Tech Tips Page Lots of good tips, links articles and utilities.
• Citrix4ge Website from one of the most active posters on the Citrix support forum. Has FAQ's, tips and hints
• kous.net blog Bob de kousemaeker is a dutch consultant. His blog is full of tips for Citrix and WTS
• How to install Microsoft Office XP on Windows Terminal Services From Microsoft
• APMExperts.com by Bernd Harzog Information and assistance with Application Performance Management Utilities
• Citrixxperience.com Comprehensive site for Citrix Certification Exams and Information
• Spectro Display Site offers unique free utilities inc. Set Locale, SetNumlock TSECount

Thin Computing Software Solutions

• ThinPrint Driver free printing and bandwidth control
• Emergent Online Thinnsentials Utilities Excellent Suite of Desktop and Printer Management Tools
• RTOSoft Tscale Optimize and 30% more users to your Terminal Servers
• triCerat Printing and Server based tools and Solutions
• Ibex Software WTSFTP Transfer Files between Terminal Server and Client
• IDP ServerBoss - Logon Limiter By IDP
• Lakeside Software Systrack System Monitoring Software Package
• JetroPlatforms - BoosIT & CockpIT Tools for Server Based Computing
• Appsense Control Manage and Secure your Thin Client Environment
• Aurema Armtech is a CPU Prioritization and management software package.
• Real Enterprise Solutions Powerfuse RES PowerFuse is a real enterprise solution for managing and controlling users and applications
• ThreadMaster CPU Thread Control Tool Threadmaster monitors and Controls CPU Threads on a per application basis. FREE!
• TMurgent Technologies Tmurgent has terminal server utilities and utilities for Softricity Softgrid.
• Clusteresis Makers of RDP Load Balancing for Terminal Services
• Solution Soft Time Machine Set various Time Zones on a Citrix Server
• Softricity Softgrid for Terminal Services Application Delivery Solution
• Surrogate Socket by Cornerpost Software Access your internal Windows TS or Citrix Metaframe from the Internet through a proxy
• Free Utilities for Citrix by the former company Softblox Policy template to get rid of the X Close box in the Citrix Client.
• Thethin.net Terminal Services Downloads Page Additional Utilities and Links for WTS and Windows
• Wiz Bang Ideas Site develops software solutions for NT and Terminal Services
• WMSoftware Shutdown Plus, Instant Messaging and Other tools for SBC
• WRQ Software Terminal Emulation Products in Thin-Client Environments

Thin Client Printing Solutions

• ThinPrint Driver free printing and bandwidth control
• triCerat Simplify Suite Printing and Server based tools and Solutions
• Emergent Online Thinnsentials Utilities Excellent Suite of Desktop and Printer Management Tools
• UniPrint Charon Systems Universal Print Driver
• Sample WTSUprn.inf printer alias file for WTS From Citrix lists what to alias various printers to
• Ntprint.zip - Cleaned Ntprint.inf file that has no port monitors For Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Servers
• Printingsupport.com website Excellent Printing tips for TS and Citrix
• Adobe Acrobate Whitepaper: Deploying Adobe Acrobat using Microsoft Windows Terminal Server PDF Format
• Printmig.exe-WTS resource kit utility to copy printers from one server to another. Microsoft Printer Migration Tool
• Print Driver Manager - Free Utility by Appsense.net that lets you manage installed printer drivers on any machine. A must have tool for any System Administrator
• Con2prt.zip - Connect to printer utility to connect client printer in a script Connect to printer utility
• LabRat Choose Printer Gives users the ability to choose their own default printer
• Printing Fundamentals presentation by Elvin Sosa of Citrix Good informational Presentation
• Hewlett Packard Laserjet compatibility listing HP laserjet printers and Terminal server
• Default printer Tool that sets the default printer in a script
• How to publish Print Manager on a Windows 2000 Server Running Metaframe 1.8 PDF Format
• Terminal Services and the Printing Redirection Process article by Cláudio Rodrigues, Microsoft MVP Excellent Article by Claudio Rodriques Terminal Services MS MVP
• Drivers.exe-Microsoft 2000 Resource Kit tool to list installed drivers Great utility
• Document outlining the Citrix Printer Connection Sequence Text file Format
• PrintNow - A simple free utility that reenables the Print Screen Key Re-enable the Print Screen Key
• Print Key - Another free more advanced utility to reenable the Print Screen Key Re-enable the Print Screen Key
• Printer Cleanup - A free utility to clean up orphaned WTS printers Simple utility to delete orphaned auto-created Citrix Printers

Citrix ICA and Remote Desktop Protocol Clients

• Citrix ICA Clients Download Page Official Citrix Download Site
• Windows 2003 Remote Desktop client Windows 2003 Remote Desktop Client
• Windows XP Remote Desktop client Windows XP Remote Desktop Client
• Windows 2003 MSI Admin pak for XP Pro MSI installer of the Windows 2003 RDP5 client tsmmcsetup.exe for XP Pro machines
• TSAC Windows 2000 Windows 2000 terminal server advanced web client
• TSAC Windows XP Windows XP terminal server advanced web client
• Microsoft Windows XP client Microsoft Terminal server RDP 5.1 download
• Modified RDP5 client Modified RDP5 client with RDPCLIP fix in it
• Microsoft RDP client for Macintosh Microsoft RDP client for MAC(requires Mac OS X version 10.1>)
• HOBLink Java WTS client for Apple, Unix/Linux and Epoc devices
• ProperJavaRDP Java WTSOpen Source client for RDP based on RDesktop
• PXES Universal Linux Thin Client Java WTSPXES is the micro Linux distribution allowing you to build thin clients or diskless workstations.
• RDP to VNC converter LibVNCServer is an adapted OSXvnc-server by Dan McGuirk
• Microwindows.com Open source micro windowing project that includes Terminal server client for Linux
• Rdesktop Terminal server client for Linux
• ThinStation a Linux distribution that enables you to convert standard PCs into full-featured diskless thin clients
• Winconnect Linux RDP 5 client
• DOS client Cláudio Rodrigues DOS RDP client for Terminal server
• Windows CE Windows CE terminal server client

Major Terminal Manufacturers

• Turn a PC into a Thin Client Comprehensive Article by Jim Kenzig
• Acute Network Technologies Thin Client Manufacturer
• 2X Software 2X Software Ltd Terminal server for Linux and Thin client server software
• Athena Networking Thin Client Manufacturer
• Boundless Thin Client Manufacturer
• Compaq/HP Thin Clients Thin Client Manufacturer
• Chip PC Thin Client Manufacturer
• Clam-it Software to make a PC a "clam-shell" thin client.
• Esprit Thin Client Manufacturer
• IBM Netstation Thin Client Manufacturer
• Igel Thin Client Manufacturer
• Keytronic Thin Client Manufacturer
• Maxspeed Thin Client Manufacturer
• NCD ThinPath ThinPath software to make a PC a thin client
• NCD Thin Client Manufacturer
• Neoware Thin Client Manufacturer
• Neoware ThinPC Make a PC a thin client
• NetX Thin Client Manufacturer
• Sunray Thin Client Thin Client Manufacturer
• Televideo Thin Client Manufacturer
• ThinStation Open Source Project Linux Distribution to convert PC to Thin Client
• VXL Instruments ltd. Thin Client Manufacturer
• Visara Thin Client Manufacturer
• Wyse Thin Client Manufacturer

Articles, Sites and Whitepapers of Interest

• Comprehensive Metaframe Tuning tips by Rick Dehlinger of Citrix Systems PDF Format
• Search the Citrix Solutions Knowledge Base Citrix Systems
• Search the Citrix Site for Articles and Whitepapers Citrix Systems
• CitrixSe Files Area The CitrixSE Files area on thethin.net contains many Citrix Papers
• Search the Microsoft Support Database Use this link to find Technet and support articles on Microsoft Site
• Licenses to kill How terminal services licenses work by Christa Anderson
• Using the ADSI Extension for Terminal Services User Configuration Scripting Terminal Services Profile Settings in Windows 2003 by Bob Wells Windows .Net Magazine
• More Licensing Stuff on Terminal Services Licensing A continuation of Christa Andersons article
• Creating a Special TSE Logon Script Windows .Net Magazine Article by David Carroll
• Limited Logon Scripts for Terminal Servers Windows .Net Magazine Article by David Carroll
• Terminal Services Articles from Windows .Net Magazine More Articles from Windows .Net Magazine on Terminal Services
• Preparing for Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services Windows .Net Magazine Article by Christa Anderson
• An article on Server Sizing for thin client computing By Steve Greenberg and Christa Anderson
• What's New in Windows .NET Server's Terminal Services? Windows .Net magazine article by Sean Deuby
• How Motorola Deployed an RDP-Only Thin Client Solution Written by Christa Anderson from Windows .Net Magazine
• Scripting in a Server-Based Environment From Windows .Net Magazine By Christa Anderson
• Using Win2K's Terminal Services to administer terminal sessions and remote servers Windows .Net Magazine article by Christa Anderson
• Managing Terminal Server with SMS Windows .Net Magazine Article by Brady Richardson
• The Network Performance of Thin-Client Computing Slide show J. Nieh. Talk at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
• Measuring the Multimedia Performance of Server-Based Computing PDF Format
• Using Portfast and Other Commands to Fix Workstation Startup Connectivity Delays Document from Cisco
• RDP Features and Performance a white paper from Microsoft
• Integrating Citrix Technology into Novell NDS environments From ThinClient.Net
• Windows 2000 Terminal Services Capacity and Scaling From Microsoft
• Using Terminal Services for Remote Administration of the Windows 2000 Server Family of Products From Microsoft
• Optimizing Applications for W2K TS and Windows NT TS MS Word Format

Microsoft Terminal Services Licensing Links

• Terminal Server Licensing in Windows 2003 Explains how to license 2003 Terminal Services
• Cannot Revoke Windows 2000 Terminal Services License from Client MS KB Q271245 Explains how to recover CALs by calling the MS Clearinghouse
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing This white paper introduces Terminal Services Licensing, the client license management service for Windows® 2000 Server.
• FIX Terminal Services Clients Consume Multiple Terminal Services CALs Because of Storage Issues. MS Q294729 Windows-based terminals or Windows clients may consume multiple Terminal Services CAL tokens because of local storage issues.
• MS Terminal Server Licensing KB Article Q258045 Explains where to call to reactivate licenses when the TS Licensing server does not accept the license key pack after being activated.
• Establishing Preferred Windows 2000 TS License Server MS Q239107 Article explains how to select a specific license server for use with various Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services servers.
• How to Transfer TS CAL from One Computer to Another Q248430 How to transfer a TS CAL internally from one client device to another in the same company within TS Licensing.
• Terminal Services Licensing Enhancements FIX Q287687 This article describes two enhancements to Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing for Windows 2000 that are available as a hotfix.
• Windows NT 4.0 Clients Take Multiple Terminal Services CALs Q291936 When you connect your computer that is running Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition to a Windows 2000 Terminal Server may be issued a Terminal Services Client Access License (TS CAL) token for each user of the computer.
• Licenses Required When Using Terminal Services Client Software MS KB Q244749 Licenses that are required when you deploy a Windows 2000-based server running Terminal Services in Application Server mode on your network.
• Terminal Services Licensing Technology for Application Service Providers This article provides detailed instructions for licensing Terminal Services in a Windows 2000 environment.
• NT 4.0 Terminal Server Licensing MS KB Q187629 Terminal Server`s licensing requirements are different from those of Windows NT Server. This article describes Terminal Server licensing.

Online Discussion and News Groups

• Thethin.net Thin Listserv Over 3000 subscribers
• Thethin.net News News and Press Release Announce Only list for Thin Computing
• CITRIXSE Discussion list Citrix Southeast moderated by Citrix SE's discussion list
• Citrix Solutions Support Forum Online Forum for Citrix Customers
• Alt.os.citrix NNTP news server
• Windows NT Terminal server applications news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server clients connectivity news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server clients domain news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server clients hardware news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server clients misc news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server clients protocols rdp news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server clients protocols tcpip news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server setup news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows NT Terminal server user news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows 2000 Terminal server Apps news server: news.microsoft.com
• Windows 2000 Terminal server Clients news server: news.microsoft.com

Links for Windows 2003 Terminal Services

• Windows 2003 Terminal server role: Configuring a terminal server
• Terminal Services 2003 FAQ's
• Licensing Terminal Services 2003
• Technet Terminal Services 2003 Resources
• Windows 2003 Terminal Services Page at Microsoft
• Hosting Applications with Windows Terminal Services 2003
• Windows Terminal Services 2003 How To's
• Windows Server 2003 Security Guide
• DOC: Technical Overview Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services
• DOC: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services and Printing

Products to create PDF Documents on a Citrix/Terminal Server

• CutePDF Writer
• Win2PDF
• Itek eDocPrinter Pro
• BlackIce
• PDFFactory and FinePrint
• Docudesk
• GetPDF
• PDF995
• Moonshine
• PDFCreator