HP t5500 Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide - Page 7

Terminal service clients, Internet browser applications

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Terminal service clients Terminal service clients provide remote display and input capabilities over network connections to and from a terminal server. Citrix ICA client supports TCP/IP, IPX, SPX, and NETBIOS. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is Microsoft's terminal services protocol that governs input/output between a Windows terminal client and Windows Terminal Server. Rdesktop is an open source terminal services client capable of natively speaking Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Terminal Service Clients Citrix ICA Client RDP Operating Systems XPe CE Linux ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Limiting factors: • The Linux operating system is unable to establish a dial-up ICA connection and displays the Invalid serial number error message. • Mapping a CD-ROM drive within a Linux ICA connection does not work. Internet browser applications Internet browser applications allow you to view documents on the Web. Operating Systems Internet Browsers XPe CE Linux Internet Explorer 6.0 ✓ ✓ Firefox ✓ PDF Viewer ✓ 1 ✓ Sun Java ✓ ✓ Uninstall Browser ✓ ✓ 1 A fee-based PDF Viewer is available for CE. For more information, contact your account representative. Limiting factors: • Windows CE 4.22 Internet Explorer will not display email attachments that are greater than 10 megabytes. • Some Web sites mis-identify Internet Explorer as a mobile device browser and do not correctly dis- play their contents. 7

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Terminal service clients
Terminal service clients provide remote display and input capabilities over network connections to and
from a terminal server. Citrix ICA client supports TCP/IP, IPX, SPX, and NETBIOS. Remote Desktop Proto-
col (RDP) is Microsoft’s terminal services protocol that governs input/output between a Windows terminal
client and Windows Terminal Server. Rdesktop is an open source terminal services client capable of
natively speaking Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
Limiting factors:
The Linux operating system is unable to establish a dial-up ICA connection and displays the
Invalid
serial number
error message.
Mapping a CD-ROM drive within a Linux ICA connection does not work.
Internet browser applications
Internet browser applications allow you to view documents on the Web.
Limiting factors:
Windows CE 4.22 Internet Explorer will not display email attachments that are greater than
10 megabytes.
Some Web sites mis-identify Internet Explorer as a mobile device browser and do not correctly dis-
play their contents.
Operating Systems
Terminal Service Clients
XPe
CE
Linux
Citrix ICA Client
RDP
Operating Systems
Internet Browsers
XPe
CE
Linux
Internet Explorer 6.0
Firefox
PDF Viewer
1
Sun Java
Uninstall Browser
1
A fee-based PDF Viewer is available for CE. For more information, contact your account representative.