Re: TS2000 not using installed TSCAL's - HELP!!!

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From: Vera Noest [MVP] (Vera.Noest_at_remove-this.hem.utfors.se)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 06:06:55 -0800

Yes, that solves the problem. Only make sure that you have a
server CAL for every client that connects to the server, to comply
with the EULA.

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Vera Noest
MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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"=?Utf-8?B?Sm9uYXRoYW4=?=" <Jonathan@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote on 16 dec 2004:

> Thanks for your post. As it turns out, the TS is installed in
> "Per Server" licensing mode. When I switched to "Per Seat"
> everything worked great Used the following MS KB article to
> confirm: 327644.
>
> This seems to have fixed the problem.
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> If you see a limit of 4 concurrent users, irrespective of the
>> workstation they use, then your problem is with normal server
>> CALs, not TS CALs.
>> TS CALs are never per concurrent usage, but server CALs are.
>> Your EventLog should tell you so ("product Windows Server has
>> reached its licensed limit" or something very similar). Check
>> your server CALs in Control Panel - Licensing applet.
>>
>> --
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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>>
>> "=?Utf-8?B?Sm9uYXRoYW4=?=" <Jonathan@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote on 16 dec 2004 in
>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > I have a windows small business server 2003 network with a
>> > windows 2000 member server running in application mode. The
>> > license server is installed on the Small Business Server and
>> > I have 10 TSCAL's installed. For some reason, I can only get
>> > four users on to the Terminal Server at any one time. I get
>> > event logs indicating that it is out of licenses.
>> >
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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