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From: Matthew on 20 Apr 2010 22:55
Has anyone considered having a pretty powerful computer as the "server" with
a couple thin clients around the house?
Wireless connectivity would be a must.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to set this up?
From: David Kerber on 21 Apr 2010 08:40
In article <A0BD90B9-2FDF-401D-B658-559B4F512A8D(a)microsoft.com>,
Matthew(a)discussions.microsoft.com says...
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> Has anyone considered having a pretty powerful computer as the "server" with
> a couple thin clients around the house?
> Wireless connectivity would be a must.
> Anyone have any thoughts on how to set this up?

It's pretty straightforward: Get a dual or quad core machine (doesn't
need to be "pretty powerful"; any modern machine with 4GB RAM will do
fine), hook it up to a wireless router, enable terminal services, and
get a couple netbooks as clients.

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From: Bob Campbell on 21 Apr 2010 11:16
Hi Matthew,

I have 3 thin client computers in my house, each with 24" monitors. One is a
netbook, the other 2 are actual thin clients (no hard drive). We're using a
wireless router.

I have a Dell T100 server with 4 GB of RAM. It's an entry level server. It
is running Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition. I bought a 5-pack of
TSCALs. I'm using RDP, not Citrix ICA,

We can also access the server when anyone of us is not at home.

>Anyone have any thoughts on how to set this up?
There's not really much to set up.
Here what you need essentially.

Windows Server 2008 with terminal services client access licenses (TSCALs).
Buy them from the Dell/HP/xx when you buy the server.
Wireless router.
External backup drive.
Thin client computers with wireless connections, or cheap netbooks
Large monitors.
Set up user accounts on the server.

HTH
Bob

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Has anyone considered having a pretty powerful computer as the "server" with
a couple thin clients around the house?
Wireless connectivity would be a must.
Anyone have any thoughts on how to set this up?

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