Thin client identity to determine access rights from server appl.

[mortsdeh]

5 thin clients (Neoware C50 running NeoLinux) logs on to a Citrix Farm (MetaFrame XPa FR2 SP2 on Windos 2000 SP4). Each client runs the same application (that my company will develop in VB.NET). Based on the clients location, different information should be accessable from within the application. The same application is started from all clients.

Question: How should the identity of the client be retrieved so that correct access rights could be given from within the VB.NET application for best performance?

Can the clients location be retrieved from the VB.NET application running on the server by using its IP-address or account name or how should this be done?

Grateful for answers
Best
/M

 

[ascotta]

It would be a far easier mission to do this by username.

I don't think you can actually do IP stuff with that with MF XPa SP2 FR2 I think you wouls need to go to PS4

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Cheers
Scott

 

[EGR]

Hi,

you can try if you get the variable <clientname> on the Citrix server.
An "echo %CLIENTNAME% should give you the hostname of the client within the session.

Regards
/egr

 

[mortsdeh]

Thank you for your answers,

Can clientname be retrieved programmatically from VB.NET?

/M

 

[ascotta]

I think its an environment variable so it should be accessable.

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Cheers
Scott

 

[mortsdeh]

Thank you for your answers, I will try this.

Best,
/M