CALs question

[rburke]

Hello everyone,

I know this is probably a stupid question but what does the number of CALs limit in terms of usage? I know that it limits the number of Terminal Services running at once, but does it limit the number of web clients to a web server, FTP server, etc?
I've been searching around and can't find a clear answer to the question so I thought I'd ask the experts.

Thanks,
Burke

 

[bofhrevenge2]

Cals count for clients connecting to shares on a server over a LAN and i think via RAS. Web connections to IIS to use web services like FTP do not need a CAL.

"Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar." - Sigmund Freud

 

[bofhrevenge2]

Here's the licencing for web edition which explains the need for a CAL for SMB connections but not for web connections.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/webedition.mspx

"Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar." - Sigmund Freud

 

[rburke]

Thanks!