Re: Terminal Services on Win2003 Server

["Tom Milliner" <tom.milliner () verizon net>]

I have Win2003 operating as a terminal server,  and I see little or
no difference from the former Win2000 terminal server.   There
may be some advantages...the one big plus for us is that our remote
users who have printers which already have Win2003 drivers are
able to print remotely with little administrative assistance.

I did several upgrades from Win2000 to Win2003 by starting
with the least complicated servers first.  A risk may be that some
older software or printers may not work with Win2003.  For
instance,  our Mita copier/printer drivers did not work on Win2003.
For such reasons,  I have left some servers as Win2000.

My advice is to upgrade one server at a time,  and deal with each
different problem as it "unexpectedly" appears.  There is a little
learning curve with Win2003, but it is basically the same (once
you get past the enhanced internet browsing, etc.).

Tom Milliner, CPA, MCSE, CNE
2404 Summer Place Dr.
Irving, TX  75062
(972) 255-6308
tom.milliner () verizon net
 
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Y. Ng" <dng () cmhsweb org>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:09 PM
Subject: Terminal Services on Win2003 Server


Thanks for all who shared their insights on
Terminal Services over VPN.

We are getting a separate machine for many other
purposes, one of which is to make it our Terminal
Services Server also.

We are a non-profit organization and can usually
avail of some discounted software from major
companies. It just so happens that they don't have
Win2K now, and they only provide Win2003
Server Enterprise.

My question then is, has anyone worked extensively
with Windows 2003? By extensively, I mean, having
it in a production environment and not cranking up
on some glitches that MS didn't issue because they
needed to release something real quick.  My personal
rule of thumb is, never buy anything "just released" by
Microsoft (wait a year or so...).

How about Terminal Server on Windows 2003? I've
read about some improvements on their website but
I would rather hear what others have to say about it.

I have never used Windows 2003 yet, do you think
it's a good time to have it and be part of our Win2K
domain?

Thanks


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