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Articles & Tutorials for 2006 year

An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 4)
Date - Dec 27, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
How to create and deploy a Windows Installer package.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Overview
Date - Dec 20, 2006
Author - Patrick Rouse
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Virtualization
An architectural overview of VDI, what problems it addresses and caveats to look out for.
Securing Access to your Applications
Date - Dec 13, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
How access to your applications can be secured within a Terminal Server infrastructure.
An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 3)
Date - Dec 06, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
How to distribute the remote programs that were authorized in the previous article.
Citrix Presentation Server Load Management - Part 2: Load Biasing
Date - Nov 29, 2006
Author - Duane Bradley
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
Uncovering hidden secrets related to server load biasing and Intelligent Load Biasing.
Modifying the Citrix Access Gateway
Date - Nov 23, 2006
Author - Rick Mack
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
How to customise some Citrix Access Gateway settings.
An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 2)
Date - Nov 21, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
This article leads through the rest of the configuration process.
Using Windows Performance Monitor to Baseline a Terminal Server (Part 2)
Date - Nov 15, 2006
Author - Michael Burke
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
Part two reviews the data gathered and looks at how to interpret the counters.
Find a career with Dell! The Dell Careers Blog is Open
Date - Nov 10, 2006
Author - The Editor
Section - Site News
Get the latest career opportunities on offer from the Dell EMEA Enterprise Expert Center (EEC) on the new Dell Careers Blog exclusively on WindowsNetworking.com. Dell have challenging growth plans for the center and are now seeking ambitious candidates to join them and develop their careers accordingly. More information on how to join Dell within!
Terminal Server Session Sharing Explained
Date - Nov 08, 2006
Author - Patrick Rouse
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
We would like to welcome Terminal Services MVP Patrick Rouse to our team of authors as he presents his first article to MSTerminalServices.org readers. This article describes what terminal server session sharing is, why one would use it, and how it's configured in Citrix Presentation Server.
Virtual IP addressing in Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
Date - Nov 01, 2006
Author - Rich Brumpton
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Virtualization
This article will explore the use of Virtual IP addressing in the Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 environment including how to assign virtual IP addresses for network communication and licensing compliance.
Citrix Presentation Server Load Management (Part 1)
Date - Oct 25, 2006
Author - Duane Bradley
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
This three part article will delve into the underlying structure of the complex load management subsystem in Presentation Server and discuss best practices for implementing and monitoring this process.
Tunnel Applications to Remote Desktops Seamlessly: 2X ApplicationServer Review
Date - Oct 24, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Product Reviews
2X has just launched 2X ApplicationServer version 4, a full SBC product offering Published Application, Seamless Integration, Load Balancing, SSL support and clients for several platforms. Let's take a look at this product and see what it offers.
Using Windows Performance Monitor to Baseline a Terminal Server (Part 1)
Date - Oct 18, 2006
Author - Michael Burke
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
This article discusses Windows Performance Monitor and how to use it to create a baseline Terminal Server in order to analyze any performance issues.
An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 1)
Date - Oct 11, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
This article will introduce you to a new type of Terminal Service session called Terminal Services Remote Programs.
TechGenix Proudly Introduces MSTerminalServices.org?s New Look!
Date - Oct 10, 2006
Author - The Editor
Section - Site News
MSTerminalServices.org recently received a stylish makeover with a totally fresh site design. To celebrate we are offering free MSTerminalServices.org t-shirts to our visitors! Read on to find out how you can win.
Selecting an SBC Product for your Environment
Date - Oct 04, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
This article discusses which components should be considered when building an SBC infrastructure for your environment.
An Overview of Longhorn Server?s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 5)
Date - Sep 27, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
This article concludes the series by demonstrating how to create resource groups and resource access policies that control user access to resource groups.
How To: Unattended Installation of the Citrix Web Interface
Date - Sep 20, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Scripting
This article demonstrates how to perform an unattended installation of the Citrix Web Interface.
An Overview of Longhorn Server?s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 4)
Date - Sep 13, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
In this article, I will explain how to configure IIS and how to create a Connection Authorization Policy.
Server Based Computing: Goldmine Or Snakepit? (Part 2)
Date - Sep 06, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In the second part of this series, I will discuss some of the disadvantages of Server Based Computing and what the limitations of Windows Server Based Computing are. We’ll also talk about what you need to know about to make your Server Based Computing initiative a success.
An Overview of Longhorn Server?s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 3)
Date - Aug 31, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
In Part 2 of this article series, I showed you how to create an enterprise certificate authority that could be used to issue SSL certificates to your Terminal Service gateway. In this article, I will continue the discussion by showing you how to configure the Terminal Service gateway to interact with the certificate authority that you created.
The Hunt for the Bad Printer Driver
Date - Aug 29, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Printing
In this article I will go into the extensive search you need to do to find a culprit printer driver haunting your farm. This article should reduce the wild goose chase back to a 10 minute job.
Server Based Computing: Goldmine Or Snakepit? (Part 1)
Date - Aug 23, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
Server Based Computing is hot these days. Seems like Server based Computing is the way to go. But is it? Is Server Based Computing a goldmine or a snakepit?
Using Citrix Resource Manager
Date - Aug 17, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Management Tools
In this article I will describe the benefits of Resource Manager, the configuration of Resource Manager, and how to best use Resource Manager during system administration.
An Overview of Longhorn Server?s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 2)
Date - Aug 15, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
In this article, I will continue the discussion by showing you how to confirm that the necessary services are installed correctly. From there, I will show you how to create a certificate authority that issues the certificates used to encrypt gateway traffic.
Deploying your customized RDP client
Date - Aug 09, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this article I will explain how you can get your own customized RDP client and create an MSI file so you can deploy it remotely using Group Policies, SMS or any other tool you may have in place.
Using Group Policy To Support Custom Applications In Your Environment
Date - Aug 03, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In Terminal Server/Citrix environments there are always applications that aren’t exactly mainstream. Usually they do not come with proper management tools. You of course want to manage them in a professional manner, preferably using Group Policy. In this article I’ll show you how to go about this.
Client To Server Content Redirection Explained
Date - Aug 01, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
This article will describe Client to Server content redirection in detail.
Customizing the Microsoft RDP Client (Part 2)
Date - Jul 26, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In part two we will cover another great modification to the RDP client you can do that will greatly enhance security on your Terminal Services environment.
Brute Force Hacking In Terminal Server Environments
Date - Jul 20, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
In this article I will discuss how hackers use tools to perform brute force password hacking in Terminal Server environments.
Using a Replicated Data Store for Maximum Connectivity between Remote Sites (Part 1)
Date - Jul 18, 2006
Author - Paul Stansel
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
This two part article will look at data store replication and how you can implement it to achieve maximum connectivity in your environment.
Customizing the Microsoft RDP Client (Part 1)
Date - Jul 12, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this two part article series we will check some useful options available for customizing the Microsoft Remote Desktop client, showing you all the tools to get the job done, in a step-by-step guide!
An Overview of Longhorn Server?s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 1)
Date - Jul 06, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
In this article I will explain how the Terminal Services Gateway makes it easier for remote users to access a terminal server session.
The benefits of Application Streaming in a TS/Citrix environment
Date - Jul 04, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this article I will try to explain what application streaming is all about and how it can help you a LOT in a TS/Citrix world.
How To Use ResHacker To Secure Your Terminal Server Environments
Date - Jun 28, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
This article discusses how to use ResHacker to lock down Terminal Server applications.
Freeware Tools for the Terminal Server Infrastructure (Part 2)
Date - Jun 23, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Management Tools
In Part 2 of this article series I continue the discussion on the best freeware tools, focusing on Security, Troubleshooting, Policies, Profiles, and more.
Setting up Citrix shadowing from A to Z
Date - Jun 20, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Management Tools
In this article I will describe Citrix shadowing.
Third Party add-ons: Do you really need them?
Date - Jun 14, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
I will examine the popular question of the necessity of third party add-ons within an SBC environment and give advice on whether it is a good idea or not.
Freeware Tools for the Terminal Server Infrastructure (Part 1)
Date - Jun 08, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Management Tools
Beside the standard tools provided in the product there are also many wonderful tools available for the Terminal Server field. In this article I will describe the most used favorite tools and software, which are available for free.
Terminal Service Administration and Folder Redirection
Date - Jun 06, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
If Remote Desktop for Administration is enabled on a server that’s running Windows Server 2003, then the server can not be configured to use offline files and vice versa. In this article, I will explain why that is and how you can decide which of these two features is more important to you.
Load Balancing Terminal Services: All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask (Part 2)
Date - May 31, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
Resuming from where we left, in this second part we will finish discussing the software based options, take a quick peek at the hardware options out there and conclude with some useful advice!
Fileserving in Terminal Server Environments (Part 2)
Date - May 25, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
In this second part of the series we will talk about how you can determine if you have Fileserving performance issues and how you can prevent this from occurring by adhering to best practises.
Seamless Application explained
Date - May 23, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this article I will describe the technology involved in seamless applications and give you some insight as to why seamless does not always work 100% correctly.
What to Expect From the Windows Terminal Services in a 64-Bit Environment (Part 2)
Date - May 17, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this article, I will continue my discussion by talking about the impact of a move to a 64-bit operating system on your server’s hardware.
How to: Unattended Citrix Presentation Server Installation (Part 2)
Date - May 11, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this article I will show the different parameters for creating and joining the farm and will also describe how to create a farm with a local database.
Load Balancing Terminal Services: All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask (Part 1)
Date - May 09, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
This article will give a better idea of what Load Balancing is, the most common features you should look out for and what your options are.
Fileserving in Terminal Server Environments (Part 1)
Date - May 03, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
Fileserving very often is a much underestimated part of Terminal Server environments. Improperly configured fileserving components can wreak havoc on your performance. In this two-part article we will explore fileserving in Terminal Server environments and how you can make sure that you get the best performance out if it.
Optimising and Troubleshooting Logon Time to the Server
Date - Apr 27, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
In this article I will try to explain how logon time might increase, and how to tackle and improve logon time where possible. Users are easily annoyed with long logon/logoff times making it harder to accept an SBC solution.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 3: The Data Store
Date - Apr 25, 2006
Author - Paul Stansel
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
How to: Unattended Citrix Presentation Server Installation (Part 1)
Date - Apr 19, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this article I will discuss and describe how to perform an unattended installation of Citrix Presentation Server.
What to Expect From the Windows Terminal Services in a 64-Bit Environment (Part 1)
Date - Apr 13, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
In this article, I will discuss why 64-bit servers may be a worthwhile investment for organizations that are currently using Windows Server 2003 based terminal servers.
Buying Your First Terminal Server
Date - Apr 11, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
The use of Server Based Computing for home workers or connecting a small branch office is very appealing to small companies. However this often means that most companies buy their first Terminal Server without any prior knowledge of the technology. Here are some useful recommendations to keep in mind when purchasing your first Terminal Server.
To Citrix or Not to Citrix?
Date - Apr 05, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
The main question most companies just starting to use SBC technology have is if Citrix is needed or not. This article is for everyone that is now looking at Terminal Services/Citrix as a new technology to be used in-house and are now at a crossroad, having to decide/justify if such an expensive add-on like Citrix is required or not.
How to deploy applications to your Terminal Server
Date - Mar 30, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Scripting
In the article Terminal Server Environment Basic Concepts I already described the basic concepts/rules necessary to have a stable and controllable Terminal Server Infrastructure. Two of the described concepts in that article are chronology of the installation order and the 100% “equality” of all the servers in the Farm. To accomplish this you should use silent setups and a deploy mechanism to install applications on your servers. In this article we are going to detail how to install and deploy those applications with the above mentioned concepts in mind.
Bandwidth Management: Part 3 ? Guaranteeing and Protecting ICA/RDP on LAN/WAN
Date - Mar 28, 2006
Author - Andy Jones
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
Bandwidth Management is one of the biggest challenges we face as server based computing engineers. This article is the third and final in a short series about Bandwidth Management. In this article we will look at third-party solutions for protecting and guaranteeing the bandwidth required for session performance as it applies to LAN and WAN traffic.
Creating a Terminal Service Pilot Deployment Program
Date - Mar 22, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
If you have spent much time on this Web site, then you probably know that if properly deployed, the Terminal Services can greatly ease a network’s administrative burden, and can be a huge cost saver for a company. In spite of its many benefits, switching all of the users in the company from a client/server deployment to a thin client deployment is a big undertaking. In this article, I will discuss how to go about performing a pilot deployment for your new thin client environment.
Securing Your Terminal/Citrix Servers with The Security Configuration Wizard
Date - Mar 16, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
Terminal/Citrix environments by their very nature allow interactive access to their servers. Interactive access to a server also happens to be the Valhalla in hackerland. Seems like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, right? There’s only one thing to do: secure those servers! One of the tools you should use to secure your servers is the Security Configuration Wizard.
Understanding Terminal Server/Citrix Licensing Models
Date - Mar 14, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Licensing
A lot has been said in the past about the licensing models of Terminal Server and Citrix. Interpreting the exact results of certain choices may not always be fully clear beforehand. This article will help you understand and give you some tips along the way.
MUI in a Terminal Services World
Date - Mar 07, 2006
Author - Cláudio Rodrigues
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
This articles describes what MUI (Multilingual User Interface) is and the main reasons why it is a must on corporate environments dealing with multiple language requirements.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 2: The Strategy
Date - Mar 02, 2006
Author - Paul Stansel
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
Terminal Server Environment Basic Concepts
Date - Feb 28, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
Most IT professionals think that Terminal Servers are complex and difficult to administrate. This feeling is further enforced by stories where users complain about low performance, strange behavior and so on. This article will describe the basic concepts to keep in mind for Terminal Server Environments. Adopting these concepts in your environment will result in an easily manageable terminal server farm.
Bandwidth Management: Part 2 ? Leveraging Citrix Policy to Optimize Bandwidth Usage
Date - Feb 23, 2006
Author - Andy Jones
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
Bandwidth Management is one of the biggest challenges we face as server based computing engineers. This article is the second in a short series about Bandwidth Management, in which we will focus on leveraging the advanced features of Presentation Server 4.0 Policy to control bandwidth consumption.
Load Balance Terminal Services & Citrix Servers: 2X LoadBalancer Software Review
Date - Feb 21, 2006
Author - Michel Roth
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Product Reviews
In this review I will take a look at 2X LoadBalancer. My review of 2X LoadBalancer was performed with three Windows 2000 Server systems. One server acted as the “gateway” and the two remaining servers acted as the Terminal Servers.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 1: The Plan
Date - Feb 16, 2006
Author - Paul Stansel
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 Printing Changes
Date - Feb 14, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Printing
With Presentation Server 4.0 Citrix released a version with a major overhaul on functionality. The most drastic one - in my eyes - was the new printing engine. In this article I will talk about it, now that it has been around for quite a while.
Securing the Windows Terminal Services
Date - Feb 08, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Security
Security is important for just about any computer network, but it tends to be especially important in a Terminal Service environment. Think about it for a moment; users are running applications directly on your server. If a vulnerability exists in an application or in the server’s configuration exists, then the vulnerability could potentially be exploited in an effort to gain access to the underlying operating system. That being the case, it’s worth spending some extra time making sure that you have done a good job securing the Terminal Services. In this article, I will share some security techniques with you.
2X makes Terminal Services & Citrix fault tolerant with 2X LoadBalancer v4
Date - Feb 07, 2006
Author - The Editor
Section - News
Easily implement SSL, resource based load balancing and session reconnection for Microsoft Terminal Services or Citrix Metaframe servers
Can Third Party Software Solve your Terminal Server Printing Problems?
Date - Feb 02, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Printing
One of the biggest challenges in Terminal Server environments are printer related topics, where the drivers’ challenge is the main part of it. A lot of third party manufacturers have developed products to beat these challenges. Are these third party products useful in the printer challenge?
Scripting for Server Based Computing: Part 3 ? Citrix Presentation Server Scripting
Date - Jan 31, 2006
Author - Andy Jones
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Scripting
VBScript and WMI are very powerful toolsets that allow server based computing administrators to perform some very complex, and sometimes mundane, tasks with consistency and speed. This article series serves as a look into leveraging this toolset to simplify the configuration of server and user settings. Part three of this article series will look at Citrix Presentation Server’s MFCOM Object. We will explore the settings and properties that may be managed via VBScript and WMI.
Do I Really Need Citrix for Effective Application Hosting?
Date - Jan 25, 2006
Author - Paul Stansel
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
Microsoft has long been making inroads into application hosting with the Terminal Services improvements. Given the added cost Citrix brings, why not just use Terminal Services? We'll take a look at where the gaps remain between the products and why you might be happy with a Terminal Services solution.
2X to give away 1 million free thin clients
Date - Jan 20, 2006
Author - The Editor
Section - News
2X announced on Wednesday that it will give away 1 million thin clients, in a bid to demonstrate the advantages of thin client computing, allowing any organization to solve the management and security issues of fat clients.
Citrix Client Types: Features and Limitations
Date - Jan 18, 2006
Author - Stefan Vermeulen
Section - Articles & Tutorials / General
Citrix has a few client versions available. Choosing a specific type could look good in the beginning, but turn sour at a later stage. This article should help you fully understand the consequences of a client type, the features and the infrastructure needed.
My CPU is at 100%, What Can I Do About It?
Date - Jan 11, 2006
Author - Wilco van Bragt
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
One of the main challenges in the Terminal Server environment is the high usage of resources like the CPU. In this article we are going to take a look at what causes this high usage and what you can do to control the resource usage.
Running Legacy 16-Bit Applications in a Terminal Service Environment
Date - Jan 04, 2006
Author - Brien M. Posey
Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance
It may seem strange to talk about applications written for an operating system that has been obsolete for at least ten years, but believe it or not, there are a huge number of companies that still depend on legacy DOS applications for mission critical tasks. Unfortunately, DOS applications do not tend to work well with the Windows Terminal Services. In this article, I will discuss some of the underlying reasons for this incompatibility. After doing so, I will then go on to discuss some possible resolutions for the various compatibility issues.

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