> I'm going with the 2 server load balanced scenario. The P2P is 1.5mbps and
> I'll have VPN failover. Printing is a big concern as it will be significant.
> We have talked of using Citrix, but we would not like to incur that cost.
>
> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:
> > I would look at 2 boxes of 2-way procs for redundancy purposes. This is
> > a pretty big single point of failure.
>
> > As for the printers, you don't give what the link speed is but you will
> > most likely run into issues but much of that will depend on how much
> > printing is going on, how big the pipe is, and how big the print jobs are.
>
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> > Mark R. wrote:
> > > I am looking to purchase a new server dedicated to terminal services. It has
> > > an Intel 5300 family quad core processor and 8 GB of RAM. It will be in a
> > > Raid 1 or 5 setup with 15K RPM drives. The remote connection count will be
> > > between 40 and 50 users that will only run a business software app. There
> > > will be no email or internet surfing while in their sessions. The connection
> > > will be a remote site connected via a point to point circuit. There will be a
> > > need to redirect printers. The printers will be HP Jet directs. Will this be
> > > a problem for the remote users to redirect back to their local network
> > > printers that are attached to the LAN? Do you think 40 to 50 users is
> > > sustainable with this hardware or should I look at getting two servers and
> > > use load balancing to accomodate the connections? I'd like to avoid adding
> > > Citrix if possible. The TS CAL's will be a cost as it is. I am looking to use
> > > Windows 2003 R2 (64X) as the OS. I appreciate any input. Thanks!