Citrix and Terminal Server Licensing

[pchan]

Does anyone know how Microsoft Terminal Server Cals handles ICA Linux or ICA Mac clients thru Citrix?

 

[CitrixEngineer]

How do you mean "handles" - the exact mechanism, or just "Does one need a license for these platforms?".

The answer to the latter is simple - every device that connects to a Terminal Server requires a TS CAL, except Windows 2000 Professional clients connecting to Windows 2000 Server.


Hope this helps. CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk

 

[xiong]

To Clarify:

ALL clients require a Terminal Server Client-Access License in order to make the Citrix connection.

Windows 2000 Pro (and Windows XP Pro to my understanding) have their own TS CAL in the Operating System, and therefore do not need to have CALs installed on the server-side.

Windows 9x, UNIX, Linux, MAC OS, Thin Clients, will all need to have CALs purchased and installed on the TS/Citrix server.

There was talk at one point of MS also giving Windows CE this same client-based license, but I haven't heard one way or the other yer.

 

[pchan]

I got to the same conclusion but I was thinking if I were to only run Terminal Services...Microsoft does not have a client for Linux and MAC OS, therefore, if a MAC or Linux client comes thru Citrix...does Microsoft give a temporary license to it?