Metaframe XPS 1.0 Vs Remote Desktop windows server 2003

[hceco]

I have a Windows Server 2003 network and use a Metaframe Server to allow users to log into network remotely. My doubt is if I can disable metaframe server and provide remote access using Remote Desktop Connection of windows server 2003.

What is the difference between both? wich is the better solution?

thanks.

 

[Dublin73]

you can use just Remote Desktop if it's a small number of users

A Citrix Metaframe server accepts both types of client connections, Remote Desktop and Citrix ICA client

why wouldn't you want to use the Metaframe server if it's already in place? Here's a good comparison between ICA and RDP...

http://www.brianmadden.com/content/article/Do-you-need-Citrix-or-is-Terminal-Server-enough

 

[hceco]

Metaframe Server works fine, the idea to not use it anymore is to use the server hardware for another application like e-mail server. So, if RDC is enough for my network, I will replace.

This comparison is very helpfull and will help me to decide.

Many thanks.

 

[ascotta]

Now why would you want to do that. Lets see XPS at 15 licenses probably cost around 10K to put in and install and get working. An e-mail server will cost what.....5K, whatever.

Me, I would be putting in extra hardware, not recycling an old thing.

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