[K12OSN] Using Windows XP Professional as a poor man's terminal server]

[Jim Hays]

You willneed Win 2K or 2K3 server with terminal server client access 
licenses.  The remote desktop for XP is for a single user only. 

Brian Chase wrote:

> I've used Windows XP Professional and the Remote Desktop features within
> the OS, but only with one user, myself, logging into an office machine
> from my home machine.  I'm looking to expand on that.
>
> I'm involved in a Linux Terminal Server Project and want to find an
> inexpensive way to offer very limited Windows remote desktop to a
> classroom of 30 or more Linux (LTSP) diskless thin clients using 
> RDesktop.
>
> Can this be done with just WinXP or must we purchase a fully blown
> Windows Terminal Server?  Citrix is out of the question for budget 
> reasons.
>
> Some questions come to mind are the following:
>     -  Nevermind licensing issues, is it technically possible?
>     -  What if any, licenses my be violated in doing so?
>     -  If it is possible, is there a limit to concurrent users
>        logged into the WinXP box?
>     -  Anybody doing this now? (feel free to reply off-list)
>
> Any experience of info doing this sort of thing would be most 
> appreciated.
>
> Cheers,