auto location?

[gtnetadmin]

I have a Citrix Metaframe xp Feature Realease 2 farm running on Windows 2000. In order for my clients to get to the network to log onto citrix I have to save the application set settings with in the client with the IP address to the farm. Here is my problem...

Whenever a person wants to log into this network on a windows 9x box, they have to log in using the Client for Microsoft Networks. Then click on the Citrix icon and log into Citrix. If someone logs into the network that has never used a particular machine, I have to configure the application set settings with the IP address all over again.

I want to remove the Client for Microsoft Networks so that the settings will stay the same regardless of who is sitting at the computer but still have the Citrix Client find the network. Whenever I take the Client for Microsoft Networks off, Citrix will not connect. Can anyone help?

 

[BeerGood]

1. You can always use something like kix to update the ini settings for the new user as they log on (see faq48-3661)
2. You can change the default *.ini & *.src files in the Citrix program directory so that it has the ip addresses already configured

If you remove the Client for Microsoft Networks it should still work as long as you can "ping" the remote citrix server(s) ie as long as you still have the IP stack loaded. You may not be able to automatically authenticate to the Citrix farm though but other than that it should work fine.

Cheers

 

[Jontmke]

Also, I recommend making local DNS entries for your servers and using the name in the clients instead of the IP address. That way if a server gets replaced or other network changes are made you only need to change the DNS setting not all your client settings.

Jon

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. (Bertrand Russell)

 

[Frankenherder]

Why not use Nfuse?? saves lots of time and hassel configuring clients!!
And it is free!!!

Matt