Configuring Citrix Metaframe XP for Windows

690 Pages·2002·9.748 MB·English

by  Broomes C., Khnaser E.N., Crump R.E.

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Contributors
Ralph “JJ”Crump (CCNP/CCDP,Citrix CCEA,MCSE,MCNE,Cisco
Security Specialist,and Compaq ASE) is a Senior Consulting Engineer for an
advanced solutions consulting firm in Atlanta,GA.He provides senior design
and technical guidance for major clients focusing on enterprise deployments of
thin-client,network,and security solutions.He has worked extensively in
enterprise organizations designing and building infrastructure services and spe-
cializes in enterprise Citrix solutions,networking design and implementation,
and security solutions.He has written several other books on similar topics
including Microsoft Windows 2000,Network+,and Citrix CCA.
Craig Luchtefeld (MCSE,MCP+I,CCEA,CCNA) is a Senior Network
Engineer for STL Technology Partners,a leading information technology
systems provider in the Central Illinois region.Craig provides STL clients
with network infrastructure planning,implementation,support,and trou-
bleshooting.He specializes in server-based computing implementations and
has played a key role in several Fortune 500 companies in the Midwest.Craig
also contributed to the book CCA Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows
Administrator Study Guide.
Chris Broomes (MCSE,MCT,MCP+I,CCNA) is a Senior Network
Analyst at Devon IT (www.devonitnet.com).Devon IT is a leading enterprise
service provider specializing in voice and data network design,security,and
VPN solutions based in King of Prussia,PA.Chris has worked in the IT
industry for over nine years at large law firms,universities,and software manu-
facturers.He has a wide range of technical experience supporting and
designing networks including Novell,DEC Pathworks,and AppleTalk,as well
as Citrix WinFrame/MetaFrame and Windows NT/2000.Chris is also the
President of Infinite Solutions Group,an IT consulting firm specializing in
network design,integration and support,and training located in Lansdowne,
PA.Chris is currently pursuing a M.S.in Information Science at Penn State
University,as well as the CCDA,CCNP,and CISSP certifications.He is a
member of the International Engineering Consortium.Chris has contributed
to several study guides on Windows 2000,as well as to the E-mail Virus
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Protection Handbook (Syngress Publishing,ISBN:1-928994-23-7) and Hack
Proofing Your Web Applications (Syngress Publishing,ISBN:1-928994-31-8).
Connie Wilson (CAN,MSCE,CCA) is a Senior Network Engineer with GE
Capital in a designated “Center of Excellence”technology site.Currently she
has ultimate responsibility for design,implementation,and ongoing oversight of
multiple Microsoft and MetaFrame servers supporting national and interna-
tional GE divisions.Her specialties are troubleshooting,new product testing,
thin client inter-company consulting,and systems optimization.Connie has a
broad technology background with 15 years in progressively challenging IT
work and a B.S.in Telecommunications.Before joining GE as an employee,
Connie was an IT Consultant for GE,contracted primarily to bring a chroni-
cally problematic MetaFrame server farm to a high level of reliability.
Elias N. Khnaser (CCEA,MCSE,CCNA,CCA,MCP + I) is currently the
Citrix Network Engineer for General Growth Properties.General Growth
Properties is headquartered in Chicago,IL and is the second largest shopping
mall owner and operator in the world,counting over 160 malls worldwide
and growing.Elias provides senior-level network design,implementation,and
troubleshooting of Citrix and Microsoft technologies for the company.Elias
is also a contributing author at Techrepublic.com.Prior to working for
General Growth Properties,Elias was a Senior Network Engineer at Solus in
Skokie,IL,consulting for companies like Motorola,Prime Group Realty
Trust,Black Entertainment Television (BET),Dominick’s Corporate,and
Total Living Network (TLN Channel 38).
Elias would like to acknowledge and thank the magnificent duo of
Catherine Nolan and Kate Glennon of Syngress Publishing for their extraor-
dinary patience and professionalism:thank you for making this a wonderful
experience.Thanks also to Melissa Craft whose attention to the smallest detail
was invaluable;to Steve Amidei and Chuck Tomczyk of General Growth
Properties for their infinite support;to Stuart Gabel and Nial Keegan of Solus
who opened the door of opportunity;to his friend Joseph K.Eshoo for all his
help and encouragement,and to John Sheesley of Techrepublic.com for
helping him write better articles.To his friends and family worldwide,this is
for you! Finally,Elias would like to dedicate this work to his parents,especially
his mother,and to the person that means everything in his life,Nadine Sawaya
“Didi”,for loving and supporting him.
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Technical Editor
Melissa Craft Melissa Craft (CCNA,MCNE,MCSE,Network+,CNE-3,
CNE-4,CNE-GW,CNE-5,CCA) is the Vice President and CIO for Dane
Holdings,Inc.,a financial services corporation in Phoenix,AZ,where she
manages Web development,and the LAN and WAN for the company.
During her career,Melissa has focused her expertise on developing enter-
prise-wide technology solutions and methodologies focused on client orga-
nizations.These technology solutions touch every part of a system’s lifecycle,
from assessing the need,determining the return on investment,network
design,testing,and implementation to operational management and strategic
planning.
In 1997,Melissa began writing magazine articles on networking and the
information technology industry.In 1998,Syngress hired Melissa to con-
tribute to an MCSE certification guide.Since then,Melissa has continued to
write about various technology and certification subjects.She is the author
of the best-selling Configuring Windows 2000 Active Directory (Syngress
Publishing,ISBN:1-928994-60-1),and Configuring Citrix MetaFrame for
Windows 2000 Terminal Services (Syngress Publishing,ISBN:1-928944-18-0).
Melissa holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and is
a member of the IEEE,the Society of Women Engineers,and American
MENSA,Ltd.Melissa currently resides in Glendale,AZ with her family,Dan,
Justine,and Taylor.
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