TABLE OF CONTENTS Now that we have explored the server-side installations of Windows Server 2003 and MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, let s take a look at the client-side piece: the Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) client. As you learned in previous chapters, the ICA client allows users to access and use resources installed on the MetaFrame Presentation Server. On the server-side, protocol-specific ICA listener ports wait for users to connect via an ICA client installed on a PC or other computing device. Once the connection is made, an ICA session is established and the user can begin using the resources.
Windows Terminal Server 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server created two Idle Port Listeners by default and more could be added as deemed necessary. Windows Server 2003, however, does not use Idle Port Listeners. Listener ports are created dynamically as they are needed.
As with other phases of a MetaFrame Presentation Server deployment, the client installation and configuration phase demands its share of planning and testing. Citrix provides clients for nearly every platform and device on the market as well as Web-based clients for accessing published applications via a Web browser. Before you begin your deployment, look closely at your environment and analyze both your current and future requirements. Your decisions should reflect your current environment, and the direction you perceive your environment will change and grow in the future. After analyzing your environment, you should have the answers to the following questions:
How will your users access the...
