You run windows or linux and you launch a Citrix client to connect to the
server or to another computer.  I've seen Citrix set up a Citrix
Neighborhood like Network neighborhood.   It is similar to Secure Shell in
that you are remotely connecting to another machine, but you generally get a
fully graphical desktop environment within a window.
It does have a client and a server portion and some other remote tools for
network/helpdesk support people to shadow a session.
Read this tutorial and you will know as much as I do.
http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/Groups/cor100/usingcit/

Brian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Pitts" <
To: "Brian Kelsay" <
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 10:15 AM
Subject: Is the Citrix system software or application?

> Is this sort of application instead of system software
> like MS Windows or Linux?
>
> It sounds like one of applications like Secure Shell
> or Web Server Apache, right?
>
> Then, it must have server and client application,
> right?
> If so, most time on the server Citrix serve daemon (
> Processor) waiting/running
> in order to make the client accessible, right?
>
> I checked the Citrix web site:
> http://www.citrix.com/site/SS/downloads/index.asp
>
> It makes me confused due to too many information.
>
> I like to learn this stuff from someone who have
> experienced
> so that I can get a brief outline or concept before I
> jump into the water.
>
> Any comments will be very helpful.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
> --- Brian Kelsay <bkelsay@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Citrix is very much like VNC, rdesktop, MS Terminal
> > Server, MS SMS Remote
> > Tools,  PC Anywhere, ControlIT, ltsp.org, or any of
> > the other remote desktop
> > applications.   On your PC you launch the Citrix
> > client and you have a
> > desktop shell that you can run on a server or
> > another machine.  You can also
> > remotely view the desktop of a user to see what
> > problem they are having,
> > which is how I have always used these programs.   I
> > have also used them to
> > access servers to push software or maintain the
> > server.   Generally
> > companies use Citrix so that they can have any
> > configuration of PC box on
> > the desk of a user and that user launches a session
> > on the server (a real
> > beefy machine or server farm).   That session has
> > all the programs that the
> > user needs (office suite, industry specific apps,
> > peoplesoft, database query
> > tools, you name it) and is made to start out the
> > same for every user.  The
> > user may customize the remote desktop to some extent
> > and have those changes
> > present the next time they log in or the admin may
> > have the desktop reset to
> > the defaults on the next login.
> >
> > The most important thing about Citrix is that the
> > software they use is all
> > maintained centrally so that when you update
> > security fixes to the office
> > suite it is updated for everyone at the same time.
> > You won't have people
> > using 3 different versions of MS Office.  Also it
> > can force them to save
> > their work to the server so that it is backed up.
> > If the session with the
> > server is disconnected usually when you attempt to
> > reconnect your session is
> > just resumed right where you left off.  Its pretty
> > neat.   But some people
> > don't like it because it puts all the processing
> > back on an expensive server
> > instead of a commodity desktop box.   This is also
> > similar to the concept of
> > the thin client.   Just enough hardware at the desk
> > to connect to the
> > server.
> >
> > Google for Citrix and you'll find some interesting
> > info.   I found a Citrix
> > tutorial at some University website that explained
> > most of this.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> > Brian
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Pitts" <
> > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:08 AM
> > Subject: Citrix?
> >
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a question about Citrix.
> > > it seems like Citrix is everywhere.
> > > Could anyone tell me about how I can learn Citrix.
> > > and it looks everyone know this stuff,
> > > I am far behind.
> > > I haven't had a chance to mess with this Citrix.
> > >
> > > Why?
> > > Well, I need to deal with this stuff soon.
> > > so, I'd better be prepared for this.
> > >
> > > Any reference or where I can start.
> > > By the way, is it required any specific hardware
> > > in order to install?
> > >
> > > Any comments would be greatly helpful.
> > >
> > > Thank you so much!
> >
> > > Pitts Springdale