Re: Terminal Services CALs by Sam
Sam
Tue Jan 25 09:03:47 CST 2005
Thanx. That makes sense and answers my question.
I don't know if I must open a new post, but can the SQL
Server packaged with SBS2k be used by a web app. that is
accessed via the internet by our clients ?
>-----Original Message-----
>First of all, whats your TS box? Windows 2000 or 2003?
You are not running
>SBS2k in TS (app sharing mode)? right?
>
>Now... I don't think you need "Connector Licenses"
because those are for big
>enterprises that don't know beforehand who's going to be
logging on their
>servers. AFAIK you can't buy a connector when the users
are in your own
>company... so lets forget about this for a minute.
>
>If your TS box is Windows 2000-> You need an SBS CAL for
each device
>connecting AND a Win2k TS CAL for every other OS than
Windows 2000 or XP.
>So, lets say you have a Linux or Win9x box accessing the
TS server you would
>need both CALs.
>
>If your TS box is Windows 2003-> You need an SBS CAL and
a Win2k3 TS CAL
>always (there are no "built-in" TS CALs in Win2k3).
However, if you had SA
>or you got Windows XP before Win2k3 launch date you are
(or were) entitled
>to free TS CALs for those systems.
>
>--
>Javier [SBS MVP]
>www.msmvps.com/javier
><< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
>"Sam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:05d401c502df$1e7a9600$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have SBS 2000 with 25 Windows CALs. The license says
>> that these CALs cannot be used as Terminal Services
CALs,
>> except if the client machine is Windows 2000 Pro or
>> Windows XP Pro.
>>
>> I then found that if you have internet type users
>> accessing the server, then you will need the Internet
>> Connector License.
>>
>> I have also read that if the external users are
minimal,
>> then the Internet Connector License is optional.
>>
>> What is the exact license setup for allowing internal
>> users as well as minimal external users to connect
>> through Terminal Services ?
>>
>> Microsoft's website states that the Windows 2003
External
>> Connector License (ECL) has replaced the Internet
>> Connector License. Will the ECL work on SBS 2000 ?
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