Terminal Sevices

Terminal Services provides remote computers access to Windows-based programs that are running on the server. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server includes Terminal Services Client Software to support 16 and 32-bitWindows-based clients. In remote administration mode, Terminal Services provides access to physically or logically distant servers. In Application Server mode, Terminal Services provides a multisession environment for server-side computing. This step by step article describes how to install Terminal Services using the Application Server mode.

Installing Terminal Services
There are three components necessary to understand when you are installing and enabling the Windows 2000 Terminal Services. The following list briefly describes these components:
 Server - The computer in which nearly all of the computing resources reside that will be used in the Terminal Services networking environment. The server will receive and process the keystrokes and mouse movements that take place at the client computer. The server displays the desktop and running applications within a window on the client computer.
 Messaging - This communication occurs between the server and clients by way of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). RDP is an application-layer protocol that relies on TCP/IP.
 Clients - The computer on the network from which it is possible to open a window containing a terminal session. In this window is the remote desktop running on the server. Applications and windows that are opened on this desktop are actually running on the server.

For more details go to: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ? 306626
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306626

Hi,

1. Go to any W2K server and check to see if TS is installed. If not you can install TS by typing Start/Setting/ControlPanel/Add Remove programs. On the left side, select Add/Remove Windows Components and select TS to install it on that Server. You'll have to decide whether to install TS mode as Remote Admin or as App mode.

2. Once TS is installed on the W2K Server, you can go through the Start menu to make a set of floppy disketts (2) to be used for installing on each Client machine (16 and 32 bit Windows client).

3. Quick Tip: You can dump the content of both disketts to a directory on a network drive and install from there. This works most of the time. If it fails (seldomely; but possible), revert back to using floppy disks.

4. Licensing. Read MS's licensing agreement and the specifics. Licensing conversion is a one-way, one-time deal so READ carefully.
Check with MS for buying more licenses if you need them.

Good luck,

Confucius