Re: Thin Client on AS400

Gavin--

Would you please elaborate on your server config for MetaFrame? (memory,
processors, etc) How many users are connected concurrently? Besides
Reflections, what other apps are run out of the MetaFrame server?

Thanks,
rp


----- Original Message -----
From: Gavin L. Rulon <semfi@ccrtc.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, 17 September, 1999 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Thin Client on AS400


> Debbie,
> I'm not sure I can give you a bunch of technical info, but I can tell you
> that we are an agricultural company and we utilize Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 to
> allow our field reps to access the 400 thru WRQ's Reflections program...
> We have had great luck with it and I highly recommend it...
> as for your Firewall I would talk to Networking Company they would know
what
> Firewalls are better, (or at least they will know about the one's they
> sell).
> The Reflections program runs off of Telnet and is very easy to set up and
to
> customize...
> some of our users have to go to a Machine 36 so we wrote a macro that runs
> all the commands to TFRM36...(of course we could also set up on 400 thru
> user).
> Wise is a good system for accessing Citrix... of course you can do that a
> number of ways even thru old systems (486 and Pentium).
> HTH,
> Gavin
>
> PS: I would be happy to try and help on any specific questions about
things
> we did... (except the Firewall, it is long and drawn out..**G**)... but
> getting the 400 ready for Citrix and reflections was as easy as loading
> IP... If you can telnet from a W/S into the 400 you can use Reflections...
> (sorry to be so Long winded)...
>
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