2000 Server Terminal Services

[welsh blackbird]

This is probably a very stupid question, but how do I obtain Terminal Services licences for Win 2000 Server? I know that you don't have to pay for them like you do in 2003 Server, but how the hell do you get them???

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers

[BliarOut]

If the client is 2K and above, you don't need them. You only need a licence for 9X and NT clients.

[jh_007]

That's incorrect. You DO NEED licenses to run TS in application mode (not administration mode)

Thing is, in 2000 it's done on a 'trust' basis. Meaning you can manually add the number of licenses you need, and it'll assume you've bought the licenses.

In 2003 all the trust is lost. You Microsoft reseller will have to apply for the licenses, then you input them... and it comes back from MS HQ. There's no way around it.

Found this out the hard way when they first changed this licensing system. It will give you a 2 month 'free' usage window though to sort it out if you need to deploy it now.

James

[posty]

you need to buy terminal server client access licenses

go to bytes, they're the cheapest (about £55-£65 per instance)

when you have the licenses through, contct ms, who'll talk you through the activation process and give you the pks

it's really quite easy

good luck

[BliarOut]

Microsoft said:

Do Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional have built-in Terminal Services CALs? A. No, Microsoft desktop operating systems (including Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional) do not have a "built-in" Terminal Services CAL. For Windows 2000 Terminal Servers, the license server issues machines running Windows 2000/Windows XP Professional with a "free" Terminal Services CAL from its built-in pool (and its use is permitted under the Windows 2000 Server EULA). Windows XP Professional is a successor to Windows 2000 Professional, and as a result does not need a Terminal Services CAL to access a Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services. However, Windows XP Home Edition is not a successor to Windows 2000 Professional (rather, it is a successor to Windows Millennium Edition) and therefore does require a Terminal Services CAL in order to access Windows 2000 Terminal Services. For Windows Server 2003 Terminal Servers, all clients need installed CALs assigned to them in order for them to connect to Windows Server Terminal Servers. (There is no "built-in" pool.) Owners of Windows XP Professional desktop licenses are eligible for free TS CALs, however. For more information, see Terminal Server Licensing Transition Plan.

In this case, we are both right!

Who runs XP home anyway