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Thin vs. Thick client performance and maintenance issues...

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Anonymous
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‎10-12-2003 11:18 PM
‎10-12-2003 11:18 PM

Thin vs. Thick client performance and maintenance issues...

Is anyone out there running a thin client (ALL software is at the server) installation of AutoCAD 2004 as compared to a thick client installation (all software is local and only the license manager is at the server)?

* If so, are you having any performance issues?
* Why did you decide to go with the thin client installation?
* Does this type of installation help with managing patches and other maintenance issues?

Thanks!
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous
‎10-12-2003 11:18 PM
‎10-12-2003 11:18 PM

It doesn't have Thin Client.


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Is
anyone out there running a thin client (ALL software is at the server)
installation of AutoCAD 2004 as compared to a thick client installation (all
software is local and only the license manager is at the server)?


  • If so, are you having any performance issues?
  • Why did you decide to go with the thin client installation?
  • Does this type of installation help with managing patches and other
    maintenance issues?

    • Thanks!

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    Anonymous
    in reply to: Anonymous
    ‎10-14-2003 01:09 AM
    ‎10-14-2003 01:09 AM

    Autodesk will not talk about or support thin client. A thin client installation would make tons of sense for portability and central managment.
    I've contacted Autodesk consulting with checkbook in hand and they will not even consider investigating a solution. I have been told by Autodesk consulting that there will *NEVER* be a thin client solution for Autocad.

    They don't even understand what thin client is or how anyone could have a legitimate need for it.

    99% of all my issues with Autodesk revolve around licensing or authentication. Autodesk is too afraid that someone will use their software without paying for it. There are other ways to protect against software piracy without disrupting workflow so badly.

    Support for licensing issues should be available free of charge.

    In addtion, if someone would respond to my question regarding the error on my ALM server I would appreciate it.
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    Anonymous
    in reply to: Anonymous
    ‎10-14-2003 03:52 AM
    ‎10-14-2003 03:52 AM

    They used to have a thin client... nobody knew how
    to manage it, and kept blaming it on Autodesk.

     

    Too many people want the shortcuts, with nobody in
    charge of it. There is no "self managed" software.


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    Autodesk
    will not talk about or support thin client. A thin client installation would
    make tons of sense for portability and central managment.
    I've contacted
    Autodesk consulting with checkbook in hand and they will not even consider
    investigating a solution. I have been told by Autodesk consulting that there
    will *NEVER* be a thin client solution for Autocad.

    They don't even understand what thin client is or how anyone could have a
    legitimate need for it.

    99% of all my issues with Autodesk revolve around licensing or
    authentication. Autodesk is too afraid that someone will use their software
    without paying for it. There are other ways to protect against software piracy
    without disrupting workflow so badly.

    Support for licensing issues should be available free of charge.

    In addtion, if someone would respond to my question regarding the error on
    my ALM server I would appreciate it.

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    Anonymous
    in reply to: Anonymous
    ‎10-16-2003 09:44 PM
    ‎10-16-2003 09:44 PM

    *NEVER* be a thin client solution for AutoCAD.

     

    Did you ever see Autodesk's rental software? The
    program does not load local but looks to the autodesk server somewhere out is
    web world. So they have the technology, they could be bothered with all the tech
    support questions.

     

    I'm not going to tell anyone how so don't ask, but
    there are ways of getting the software to run thin client if you really look
    hard enough but it's not worth the effort, it took me about two full weeks to
    get it working.


    --
    Thomas Maleski
    New Jersey Autodesk User Group

    href="http://www.njaug.org">http://www.njaug.org


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    Autodesk
    will not talk about or support thin client. A thin client installation would
    make tons of sense for portability and central managment.
    I've contacted
    Autodesk consulting with checkbook in hand and they will not even consider
    investigating a solution. I have been told by Autodesk consulting that there
    will *NEVER* be a thin client solution for Autocad.

    They don't even understand what thin client is or how anyone could have a
    legitimate need for it.

    99% of all my issues with Autodesk revolve around licensing or
    authentication. Autodesk is too afraid that someone will use their software
    without paying for it. There are other ways to protect against software piracy
    without disrupting workflow so badly.

    Support for licensing issues should be available free of charge.

    In addtion, if someone would respond to my question regarding the error on
    my ALM server I would appreciate it.

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