Freeware like Terminal Services?

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Is there any freeware that is similar to Windows Terminal Services or
Citrix? I just need very basic features and it has to run on Windows.

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Curt said:
Is there any freeware that is similar to Windows Terminal Services or
Citrix? I just need very basic features and it has to run on Windows.
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Maybe VNC, but it is more like a "remote control" application for a single
user.

The only versions of Windows that support Terminal Services *servers* are
server editions of Windows NT4/2000/2003 - and then you have to pay for
licenses.

The only free alternative to Terminal Services is Linux or other UNIX with X
Windows and a freeware X Server [*] like X-Deep32 or Cygwin/X on Windows
machines.

But this is a very complicated thing to do: you need a fast Linux server and
fast networking (Gigabit Ethernet is ideal, 100Mbps Ethernet is already
good), and you need to setup remote access (SSH) on the Linux box.

Have done this and can say: It's not that easy, except for people which
already understand Linux.

[*] No, that is not wrong.
The client machines (where the windows appears) run a X Window *SERVER*.
The X Window System reversed the client/server concept.


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Wishmaster said:
Curt said:
Is there any freeware that is similar to Windows Terminal Services or
Citrix? I just need very basic features and it has to run on Windows.
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The only free alternative to Terminal Services is Linux or other UNIX
with X Windows and a freeware X Server [*] like X-Deep32 or Cygwin/X
on Windows machines.
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Yes, that's a free solution. But it's no substitute for for Win TS.

The X Windows system allows you to execute **UNIX/LINUX** programs on a
server, and display the GUI/client side on any workstation, whether Unix
or Linux or Windows. On Windows, use a ported X Windows client, like
Hummingbird Exceed. (Anybody know of a **freeware** X Windows client??)

In contrast, Win TS allows you to run **WINDOWS** programs on a server,
and display the GUI/client on a **WINDOWS** workstation.

Neither one of these is a substitute for the other.
But this is a very complicated thing to do: you need a fast Linux
server and fast networking (Gigabit Ethernet is ideal, 100Mbps Ethernet
is already good), and you need to setup remote access (SSH) on the
Linux box.
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Somewhat complicated. But you don't need a fast server at all. X Windows
can run on ancient hardware without problems. Nor do you need gigabit
Ethernet. You can use 10 Mbps just fine. We've done it for years.
 
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Yes, that's a free solution. But it's no substitute for for Win TS.
Exactly.

The X Windows system allows you to execute **UNIX/LINUX** programs on a
server, and display the GUI/client side on any workstation, whether Unix
or Linux or Windows. On Windows, use a ported X Windows client, like
Hummingbird Exceed. (Anybody know of a **freeware** X Windows client??)
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X-Deep32: www.pexus.com
Also, Cygwin has a X server.
In contrast, Win TS allows you to run **WINDOWS** programs on a server,
and display the GUI/client on a **WINDOWS** workstation.
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Maybe using WINE on the UNIX server? much of a hack but...
Neither one of these is a substitute for the other.
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Nor do you need gigabit Ethernet.
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For graphics-intensive applications like GIMP, yes. For most office
applications, no.
 
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