MS Access on a CITRIS Server ?

[gem1204]

I'm trying to help someone with Access on a CITRIS Server. I'm working with them VIA email. They say they're having problems communicating with printers and would like to utilize their email with Access. Can someone fill me in on common problems using Access with CITRIS Server as far as printers or email or anything else?

To be perfectly honest, I know nothing about CITRIS servers. Is CITRIS a hardware system or computer type of is it an operating system???

 

[yhgtbfk]

Do you mean CITRIX?

CITRIX is a program which people use to dial into a server.

All CITRIX users use that server. It is a seperate interface to their windows because thay are physically using the server.

To set up a printer, the drivers need to be installed on the server, and then added as a network printer (under client).

Since CITRIX is using the server and not the local machine, you can only print to printers set up on CITRIX.

Does this help?

Feel free to ask me more if you have any problems.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Depending on the nature of the interface provided, you might not be able to do much with the CITRIX environment. Often it is used to provide TERMINAL services (not GUI) to folks. The GUI is possible if someone creates an icon for you that points to the specific application, thus implying a launch of Access. Otherwise, you would find it to be an incredibly awkward setup. Still, for simple apps, it might be enough.

 

[neileg]

We use Citrix combined with MS Terminal Services to provide thin client networked desktops. Although I know little about how the system is configured (we have about 3,500 users) as an Access user, there are no problems arising from the use of this setup.