Terminal Connections 1

[sdudzik]

How many connections can you have at one time for terminal services in windows 2000??

Thanks

 

[MitchCumstein]

In administrative mode: 2 free ones
In application mode: you need a TS license for each connection. However, Win2000 and XP include a TS license. For more details:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/pricing/tsfaq.asp

 

[sdudzik]

Thanks for the info but if you dont have the license for each connection doesnt windows give that connection a temporary license?? How many of those can you have at one time?

If you purchase the licenses for your organization how many can make a concurrent connection without affecting performance?

Thanks

 

[bulkmail]

To a degree, any connection could affect performance (depending on type of connection). Remote Terminal Services is free and like Mitch said it allows two clients plus console to log on concurently. You will need to create the TS client from the server and install it on whatever client that is going to access the server. Keeping in mind that you can install the client on any amount of nodes but only two can make a connection at the same time via TS. So there is no license to worry about with Remote TS. However, for the Application TS you will need a license for that(See Mitchs' URL). Sounds like you have more of a licensing question than anything.

BM

 

[GlenJohnson]

You can also go to google and search for TightVNC which is a free download allowing remote access. What's nice is mutiple users can access a server, (or desktop), and actually SEE what's happening on the desktop. With TS, you creats a new session and two people can be working on the server, but you don't see it, you only see your own session. I had a friend in Peurto Rico use TightVNC tunnel into a machine while I tunneled into it at the same time. We then started a session of notepad to communicate while working on the machine. Niether of us was PHYSICALLY at the machine but were able to work on it. Downside, make sure you go into the upper left corner, click it and say "Lock Computer" otherwise you may have security issues. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us

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