Installing Windows 2000 Terminal Services

[Kesavan]

Hi all,

I'm from a financial background so my queries might sound trivial but i need
some clarifications. The case is I have a machine in Singapore which i need
to access. Presently the system in Singapore runs on P4 1.7 ghz and 512 MB
RAM, Win2k client. I need to remotely access the system from Chennai. This is
done thro 1 mbps line and it is not dedicated line. Presently we are
accessing it through VNC. Also we run all oracle based applications.

1. I guess we need to install Windows 2000 Server to access the system.
2. We are presently facing a problem of VNC being very slow. If we use
Terminal services will it be faster. ok if u need how slow it is , enterning
a invoice in financials takes not less than 30 mins. so will it improve.
3. wht are all the changes we need to make if we need to install Terminal
Services to the system, network and other infrastructure

Thanks

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

You don't write if you have a need to access the machine in
Singapore with more than one user at a time.

If you have that need, then you will need a server Operating system
(Windows 2000 or 2003) and install Terminal Services. You will then
also need to install a Terminal Service Licensing Server (can run
on the same machine if it is a standalone server in a workgroup),
and you need to install Terminal Services Client Access Licenses on
the Licensing Server (depending on the OS on the server and the
clients).

If one connection at a time is enough for you, then you could
instead install Windows XP Pro on the machine, and access it with
the Remote Desktop Client software.

In both cases, you need to make sure that port 3389 is accessible,
probably by forwarding port 3389 on the firewall to the Terminal
Server / XP Pro machine.

If you decide to install a server OS, you will need more memory.

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Vera Noest
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Post by Kesavan
Hi all,
I'm from a financial background so my queries might sound
trivial but i need some clarifications. The case is I have a
machine in Singapore which i need to access. Presently the
system in Singapore runs on P4 1.7 ghz and 512 MB RAM, Win2k
client. I need to remotely access the system from Chennai. This
is done thro 1 mbps line and it is not dedicated line. Presently
we are accessing it through VNC. Also we run all oracle based
applications.
1. I guess we need to install Windows 2000 Server to access the
system. 2. We are presently facing a problem of VNC being very
slow. If we use Terminal services will it be faster. ok if u
need how slow it is , enterning a invoice in financials takes
not less than 30 mins. so will it improve. 3. wht are all the
changes we need to make if we need to install Terminal Services
to the system, network and other infrastructure
Thanks