Re: Terminal Services vs. Citrix?

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From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 08/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:01:52 +0200

Hi,

Terminal Services is secure -- by default Windows 2003 Terminal Services use
128 bit encryption and you can raise it up to 140.

Citrix was here way before Terminal Services that came with Windows 2000.
There are other advantages of using Citrix like working over https (TCP port
443) while Terminal Services in Windows work over TCP port 3389.
Last thing that comes to my mind is secure authentication -- specially in
cases where you use Citrix from e.g. home or while on the road. It supports
two factor authentication - e.g. RSA SecureID or smart cards. Smart Cards
are also supported in Terminal Services since Windows 2003.

To summarize, Citrix can be also called ad-on for Windows Terminal Services.
Even if you install Citrix as a product it totally depends on Windows
Terminal Services.

I hope this helps,

Mike

"markmidwesst" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:394501c47f3d$64bb8500$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I am thinking of deploying Thin Clients at a couple of my
> remote locations; all they will need to access is Word,
> Excel & Internet Explorer (no published apps). I was
> looking into Citrix but someone told me that Terminal
> Services will do tyhe same thing . . . I'm not familiar
> with Terminal Services.
>
> What does Terminal Services do? Is it secure? Why would
> people use Citrix if Terminal Services does the same
> thing?
>
> Thank you for your help & advice.
>
> Mark

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