Terminal Services - 2000/03 - licensing

[Guest]

Hi

i have recently had a TS server running 2000 and its been fine, until
recently i receive the problem with licensing protocol, but my clients are
using XP PRO, which should be fine for CAL's, cause my clients are XP Pro i
dont have license server installed, would i still require one? would this be
the problem? i also have a W2003 Server, and i know the licenses have
changed, would this affect the XP users at all?

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Yes, you need a TS Licensing Server.
Your XP Pro clients do *not* have a TS CAL build-in, but thet receive
one for free from the TS Licensing Server, once it is installed and
activated.

Note that the free TS CAL *only* can be used when you connect to a
W2K TS, not to a 2003 TS. A 2003 TS requires 2003 TS CALs on a 2003
TS Licensing Server.
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[Guest]

can you setup a license server without entering any licenses, as the xp and
win2k machines obtain free ones.

Another sperate question, if i had a 2003 terminal license server, with 2003
cals would these TS cals work ok in conjunction with the 2000 TS Server???

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Sure. Just install the LS and activate it. No need to install
licenses.

And yes, a 2003 TS Licensing Server is backwards compatible, so it
can also hand out the free W2K TS CALs for your XP Pro clients (if
they connect to a W2K TS). Can also issue 2003 TS CALs to clients,
if no W2K TS CALs are available. This is configurable.

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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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