Identifying ID of a Terminal Services Client

[Atley]

I have a Terminal Services server running Windows 2000 Server.

I need to be able to identify, in my application on that server, which
client computer is addressing that server and running that application. it
can be by IP or by machine network name... Doesn't matter.

I am using Visual Basic .Net 2003

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Rob Nicholson]

I need to be able to identify, in my application on that server, which

client computer is addressing that server and running that application.
it
can be by IP or by machine network name... Doesn't matter.

This is (I think) easy... On our Citrix Terminal Server, the CLIENTNAME
environment variable holds the name of the client PC whereas COMPUTERNAME is
the name of the terminal server itself. So a simple Environ("CLIENTNAME")
should get you started.

Now as to whether it's Citrix Metaframe or terminal services that sets up
CLIENTNAME, I couldn't say Let's hope it's the later. Don't have a raw
terminal services server to try it on.

As for IP address, I'm afraid I can't help. I'm sure there will be some API
or object library in there somewhere which resolves the client name/IP
address. It's displayed in the server manager tools so it's there
somewhere...

Good luck!

Cheers, Rob.

 

[Atley]

I should have specified that I am using a Windows 2000 Terminal Server.
does that change things?

I tried this on my Terminal Server and it gave me the machine name of the
terminal server.

 

[Atley]

Thanks... I was looking at the wrong identifier... that works perfectly.

I really appreciate your help

 

[Rob Nicholson]

I should have specified that I am using a Windows 2000 Terminal Server.

does that change things?

Maybe CLIENTNAME is present on NT 4 TS with Citrix MF 1.8 and on Windows
2003 Server with Citrix Presentation Server 3 (new name for Metaframe).

I tried this on my Terminal Server and it gave me the machine name of the
terminal server.

Ohh shame.

Rob.

 

[Rob Nicholson]

Ohh shame.

I did of course post that before I read the second post your 'onour.

Rob.

 

[Atley]

Exactly... just like i wrote the first post before I even tried the
CLIENTNAME property...