citrix problems over cm

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by rdhw

How does this Citrix system actually work? You mentioned using a web-browser to launch applications. Does that system cope with transparent web proxies?

Most of the trafic is udp based. You use an ica connection client to "dial in" so to speak and then a server is assighned for different apps from the farm. I use citrix at work and connect to it via VPN not directly so I have never had the problems described. I wonder if packets are going walkies or the servers are using a TTL that is to low ???

[doolie]

Originally Posted by stuartbe

Most of the trafic is udp based. You use an ica connection client to "dial in" so to speak and then a server is assighned for different apps from the farm. I use citrix at work and connect to it via VPN not directly so I have never had the problems described. I wonder if packets are going walkies or the servers are using a TTL that is to low ???

i'm getting a little stuck with this now tbh - can you think of any other tests i could run to further determine what's happening?

like you, i vpn into work and then citrix. No problems with that thank god

something else i've noticed (with this issue) - when i launch the app and it launches ica, it says 'connection in progress'. At this point, the colours on the citrix logo used to alternate (highlight). they now don't do this, instead it appears to hang. i.e Not like it's trying to endlessly connect......

actually, i might take that problem off to citrix forum aswell, someone must have seen that

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by doolie

i'm getting a little stuck with this now tbh - can you think of any other tests i could run to further determine what's happening?

like you, i vpn into work and then citrix. No problems with that thank god

something else i've noticed (with this issue) - when i launch the app and it launches ica, it says 'connection in progress'. At this point, the colours on the citrix logo used to alternate (highlight). they now don't do this, instead it appears to hang. i.e Not like it's trying to endlessly connect......

actually, i might take that problem off to citrix forum aswell, someone must have seen that

If its the latest version of ica client you should see a little red ball bouncing in the tray icon. It sounds as though that client cant contact the seed router and assighn you a server for the app.

This is very strange. Did you say you can vpn in o.k. via the SCM ??

[doolie]

am running 7.100.21825 client. Btw, ica servers are w2k with Metaframe XP (FR2 i think, whatever the latest one is anyways)

can definitely vpn into work ok and then ica, no problems there

ok, tried to telnet to one of the load balanced app servers that i'm trying to get to on 1494 (ica port). Success, i get an ICA repeater. so, ntl aren't blocking it (1494 at least)

Then setup a direct ica connection to the server in question, also connects ok (i get to login screen). This is ok, i can't login but this is to be expected since direct connections are disabled on the servers. So, my client appears to work.

So, still with me , the problem only manifests itself when getting directed to the ica server by nfuse (web login). Client definitely 'hangs' as opposed to trying endlessly connect. I cannot click cancel on the 'connecting to' screen

help

and just to confirm (i've just tried again), SAME pc on dial-up to a diff ISP connects no problem

[Stuartbe]

Originally Posted by doolie

am running 7.100.21825 client. Btw, ica servers are w2k with Metaframe XP (FR2 i think, whatever the latest one is anyways)

can definitely vpn into work ok and then ica, no problems there

ok, tried to telnet to one of the load balanced app servers that i'm trying to get to on 1494 (ica port). Success, i get an ICA repeater. so, ntl aren't blocking it (1494 at least)

Then setup a direct ica connection to the server in question, also connects ok (i get to login screen). This is ok, i can't login but this is to be expected since direct connections are disabled on the servers. So, my client appears to work.

So, still with me , the problem only manifests itself when getting directed to the ica server by nfuse (web login). Client definitely 'hangs' as opposed to trying endlessly connect. I cannot click cancel on the 'connecting to' screen

help

and just to confirm (i've just tried again), SAME pc on dial-up to a diff ISP connects no problem

Perhaps your firewall is blocking the icmp replies from the farm server ??

Maybe you could put your machine on a DMZ and see if that works...

Dont leave on the DMZ though