Rafael Copquin wrote:

> One of my clients has the following LAN configuration in his company:

>

> 1 Windows 2003 Server, housing my VFP9 application

> X number of Windows XP machines, which access the above application from an icon on their desktops

> 1 new Linux machine

>

>

> Question:

>

> is it possible to access the application on the WK2003 server from the Linux machine, as an icon, similar to what today is happening with the XP machines?

>

> Please reply taking the following into consideration:

>

> technical feasibility, pros and cons

> licensing issues

>

>

>

You could run the app by running an RDP session on the 2003 server. I'm

pretty sure I've done that from a linux machine at home and got on our

RDP server at work. Don't know about costs etc. but we use:

Winconnect server XP

http://www.thinsoftinc.com/index.aspx

Peter

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