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A thin client is a computer that primarily operates by using the resources provided a server. Common thin client protocols include RDP, X11, VNC, and Citrix ICA,

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How does a thin client work?

I recently observed this strange set of workstation at my workplace where around 30 monitors are installed and it seemed to be running fine.There was no CPU connected to the monitors but there was a modem like thing which has connection to the…
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Terminal Services & rdp-tcp Session

I've been introducing myself to Terminal Services and I had a question regarding a session, specifically the rdp-tcp session that's established by default ... C:\Documents and Settings\BMC>query session SESSIONNAME USERNAME ID…
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Set Windows Theme Settings Globally?

Long story short, we have a small thin client infrastructure setup using Windows 7 and XP for educational use (not Server 2008/2003). My question is if anyone knows of a way to set the Windows theme to "Classic" for all users (for XP & 7)? This…
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Performance experiences for running Windows 7 on a Thin-Client?

Has anyone else tried installing Windows 7 on thin-client hardware? I'd be very interested to hear about other people's experiences and what sort of hardware tweaks they had to do to get it to work. (Yes, I realize this is completely unsupported..…
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Point hostname to different IP in Windows DNS Server

Because HP won't change the folder structure on their FTP server's we can't update our Thin Clients. I experimented with recreating the right folder structure and then pointing ftp.hp.com to our internal FTP server in the HOSTS file on the…
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Connect thin clients to desktop pc

Is it possible to connect 20 thin clients to a modern desktop pc(core i7) and 4CB of ram? Does this pc able to run those clients?-These clients will not run all day and the main application they would run is a simple web application(Online exam)
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Remote thin clients

I need to find a way to give some telecommuters access to the office network. However, there is a high degree of confidentiality involved. So I am looking for a way to give them dedicated hardware (computers, thin clients, etc.) to bring home for…
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Is there a Hyper-V virtual machine client for XP? Linux? Mac?

Is there a Hyper-V virtual machine client for XP? Linux? Mac? I'm aware that we could VNC or RDP into the virtual machine but the problem is if the VM is not running or is suspend the end user can't start it and IT needs to get involved. I guess…
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HP Compaq T20 Thin Clients & Windows Server 2008 R2: RDP Disconnects instantly

I have some HP Compaq T20 Thin Clients connecting to a Windows Server 2003. Now I want to upgrade to 2008 R2, so I tested a trial installation with remote desktop in administration mode. So I try to connect my T20 to the server and... It doesn't…
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Recommendation for hardware upgrade: thin clients? Or...?

I work for an animal shelter in Upstate New York. We have about 50 machines running XP Pro. They're connected to a Windows network with a domain. About half of these computers are used for nothing more than using two web-based apps -- one to keep…
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Migrating to thin-clients and virtual machines

I'm looking to migrate about 20 in-house researchers from their current XP workstations to thin-clients which connect to a VM running within our LAN. I'm planning on using HP thin-clients which use a linux based client os and the backend would be a…
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Feedback on Using Chrome on RDS Hosts

How well does Chrome work on RDS hosts? I'm looking for feedback on replacing Internet Explorer 11 with Chrome in an RDS environment. I have a system that uses Internet Explorer 11 in a terminal services environment. There are two RDS hosts and…
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RDP sessions dropping during VM migration

We are using a Nutanix cluster though this could just as easily apply to VMware. We use RDP sessions from a Windows 2012 server to thin clients running either Windows 8, 10, or HP ThinPro to provide HMIs in an industrial setting. Currently I have…
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One powerful PC instead of 3 medium ones or thin clients (Windows)?

Can I attach 3 displays 3 keyboards 3 mice to a powerful PC and configure it to work as if it were 3 PCs or a 3 thin clients? Which OS should it run? Thin clients seem are unattractive as the work requires good performance of 3D…
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Linux ThinClients show MAC but not originating IP on RDS servers

We have an issue where we cannot find our remote workers' Linux (ThinStation OS) thin clients' IP addresses. Our people work at 4 remote facilities and remote into an RDS cluster in our data center (3 load-balanced RDS/TS servers, all are running…
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