Archive for May, 2012

USB redirection issues

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

If you enable USB redirection for Citrix XenDesktop, VMWare View, Fabulatech or Microsoft RemoteFX the rule to enable USB redirection in general does not mean that this will redirect all USB devices now. You need also to setup class rules (Printers, HID..) or device rules to get it working.

Cheers
Michael

Configuring VMWare View Display settings

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

If you want to setup the monitor configuration for VMWare View sessions, you need to configure this thru the RDP Global configuration in the IGEL Setup or UMS Profile. It’s not really clear and i noticed this today in a workshop, so a good reason to post it here.

Cheers
Michael

Universal Desktop OS support for ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT

Friday, May 25th, 2012

We just tested a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with the IGEL Universal Desktop OS and it work perfectly incl. dual monitor support. The ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT is used with a regular desktop pc.

Requirements: Universal Desktop OS incl. Advanced Feature Pack and feature “Native graphic card driver support enabled”

Cheers
Michael

IGEL UMD-Multimonitoring extreme or could I get one screen more please?

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Do you need a workplace with more then two screens… Maybe 3, 4 or up to 8. Then you should try the IGEL Universal MultiDisplay solution which is available now. The solution is quite new and IGEL provides a small data sheet here: http://www.igel.com/fileadmin/user/upload/documents/PDF_files/Datasheets_EN/DS_UMD_85-EN-9-1.pdf

During my test with a trial version it works quite smart but i recommend to use a UD3 as satellite. Really a nice solution and much more flexible and cheaper then other available solutions. You can find the results from my first test’s here: https://blog.cloud-client.info/2012/03/07/cebit-2012-news-up-to-8-screen-on-a-workplace-with-igels-distributed-display-solution/

Minimum requirement is the Universal Desktop LX Firmware 4.09.200, a UD5 as master incl. the recommended network card (available in the starter kit), one or more satellit system’s (UD2,3 or 5) and a license from IGEL to enable the solution.

Cheers
Michael

Fixing WiFi connection issues when using IGEL Universal Desktop LX / OS

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

If you run into WiFi connection issues try the following settings as add-on to your WiFi configuration. All settings can be found in the IGEL Setup / Profile -> System -> Registry -> network -> interfaces ->wirelesslan.

wireless_mode = IEEE 802.11 b/g
device0.channel = Try to setup the used channel if possible

Make alway sure that you setup the right regulatory domain and location in the regular wireless configuration in the IGEL Setup, this can also cause a lot of issues if configured wrong.

Cheers

Michael

Webcam test in the IGEL Linux

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

If you want to check if a webcam works in general in the IGEL Linux, create a terminal session and start the session. Log in as root and type in/execute ls /dev/video* , the result should look like /dev/video0.

If you got no result the webcam will not work, if you got /dev/video0 type in: gst-launch-0.10 v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! ‘video/x-raw-yuv,width=640,height=480,framerate=30/1’ ! xvimagesink and execute the command. If you have /dev/video1 or similar just change the command parameter to the right value. After the command is executed you should see the video picture from your webcam. Please note: this don’t mean the camera will work with Citrix, VMWare or whatever. This still needs to be tested but it’s a good indicator if the camera will work in general. If this fails, you can still try/use USB redirection of course.

Cheers
Michael

Tip: IGEL Thin Clients don’t refresh there status in the UMS Console or don’t get a new configuration

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Setup a DHCP Option 224 as string field or a DNS hostname “igelrmserver” which points to the management server. If using the DNS hostname make sure that the name can be resolved…

Make sure that the client-server communication port’s are open, see also http://www.papershare.com/app/paper.aspx?id=1617&o=3736

If using Linux based IGEL Thin Clients you can create a terminal session (IGEL Setup->Accessories) and after you start the terminal session use “ping igelrmserver” and “probeport +server name/ip+ 30001” to verify a working UMS connection. If using the DHCP option type in “cat /wfs/dhclient.leases.eth0”, you should now see the options provided by your DHCP incl. “option igelrmserver “+servername/ip+”;. If you can not read the servername/ip you have not used the string type for the DHCP Option 224 and you need to fix this in your DHCP Server configuration.

Cheers
Michael

Official IGEL FAQ collections available

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Hello Folks,

IGEL got some new FAQ collections available on there download server, the downloads links:

English: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/english/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_EN.pdf
German (2009): http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/deutsch/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_2009_German.pdf
German: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/deutsch/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_DE.pdf
French: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/francais/FAQ/IGEL_FAQ_FR.pdf
Dutch: http://www.myigel.com/ftp/manuals/nederlands/IGEL_FAQ_NL.pdf

These FAQ’s contain a couple of information’s like supported hardware, session improvements and are very useful. It’s funny that they’re currently not available at myigel.biz but i believe it will follow later.

Cheers
Michael

Using Citrix VDI in a Box 5 with IGEL Linux clients (Firmware 4.09.100 or higher)

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Hello,

before the firmware release 4.09.100 it was only possible to use Citrix VDI in a Box 5 thru the XenApp configuration in the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS but not with the Firefox browser. Since the 4.09.100 you can also use the firefox browser but:

You need to enable a setting in the registry for this, it’s only mentioned with a short context in the release notes for the 4.09.100 firmware.

Open the IGEL Setup or the UMS profile and go to System->Registry and enable the setting browser_plugin.ica.vdi_fix.

After this configuration the VDI in a Box Webinterface works like a charm for the users.

Cheers
Michael

Which 3rd party devices can be fully migrated incl. driver support with the IGEL UDC Software to a Thin Client OS

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

This is the official list based on the product sheet and/or the latest release notes.

Please note, WiFi devices are not included regarding the fact that a lot of vendors use different version/modells for there thin clients.
The support by IGEL incl. GFX, Audio, LAN and other static system components like the chipsets. During the installation you will also get a information about the devices support.

Acer Veriton N260G / N281G
Advantech-DLoG MTC 6
DELL Optiplex FX160
Fujitsu Futro S100 / S450 / S500 / S550 / S550-2
HP t5545 / t5565 / t5630w / t5730 / t5735 / t5745
Neoware c50 (DE-*2-GD) / e90 (DC-*2-GD) / e140 (DD-2*-GD)
Samsung TC190 / TC240
Wyse C90LE / C90LEW / R50L

Also these older IGEL devices can be migrated:

IGEL Smart 2110 LX
IGEL Compact 3210 LX
IGEL Winestra 4210 LX
IGEL Premium 5210 LX
IGEL Premium 5310 LX

Cheers

Michael

Improve USB storage write performance

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

To improve the write performance for USB storage devices in general follow these steps:

1) Open the IGEL Setup or your UMS Profile and go to System->Registry
2) Disable devices.autofs.sync_option

Note: This will not work for “true” USB Redirection (View, XenDesktop, RemoteFX, Fabulatech and so on) but it will improve the general performance for RDP, ICA and other drive mappings. Test in advance!

Cheers
Michael

New Firmware: IGEL Universal Desktop LX 4.09.200

Friday, May 18th, 2012

IGEL Universal Desktop LX
=========================
Version 4.09.200
May 14 2012

=============================================================================
Notes:
=============================================================================

Versions
========
– Citrix ICA Client 12.0.1.192889
– Citrix Access Gateway Standard Plug-in 4.6.3.0800
– RDP rdesktop 1.6.0
– FabulaTech USB for Remote Desktop 3.1.2
– VMware View client 1.4.0-639205
– Quest vWorkspace Client 7.0
– Leostream Java Connect 2.1.245.0
– Ericom PowerTerm 9.2.0.6.20091224.1-_rc_-25848
– Ericom Webconnect 5.6.0.4000-rel.20413
– IBM iSeriesAccess 7.1.0-1.0
– SAP GUI java710rev6
– Firefox 5.0.1
– SUN JRE 1.6.0_14
– Totem Media Player 2.30.2
– Voip Client Ekiga 3.2.7
– Thinlinc Client 3.2.0
– NX Client 3.5.0-7
– Cisco VPN Client 4.8.02.0030-k9
– NCP Secure Client (Enterprise) 305_007.i686
– ThinPrint Client 7.0.38
– Xorg X11 Server 1.7.6
– Xorg Xephyr 1.7.6
– PC/SC Lite 1.8.1
– MUSCLE CCID Driver 1.4.5
– Omnikey CCID Driver 3.6.0
– Omnikey RFID Driver 2.7.2
– SCM Microsystems CCID Driver 5.0.11
– Safenet / Aladdin eToken Driver 8.0.5-0
– A.E.T SafeSign PKCS#11 Library 3.0.1785
– Gemalto .NET PKCS#11 Library 2.1.0
– SecMaker NetID PKCS#11 Library 5.6.0.44
– Client for RedHat RHEV-D 0.8

=============================================================================
New features:
=============================================================================

– [UMD] Added IGEL Universal MultiDisplay support
– [VMware View] Added parameters to control the top menubar at a running
session and whether the user should get logged off after the termination
of a running session.
– Appliance mode:
– vmwarevdmapp.menu-bar (default is off)
– vmwarevdmapp.once (default is on)
– Session:
– sessions.vdm_client[session number].options.menu-bar (default is on)
– sessions.vdm_client[session number].options.once (default is off)

=============================================================================
Fixed bugs:
=============================================================================

– [RDP] Fixed audio problems by decreasing latency of the audio channel.
– [Media Player] Fixed video playback in dual screen mode.
– [RedHat RHEV-D] Improved usage in dual display mode.

Webcam support in IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Hello folks,

here you can find a short list which webcams might work with the IGEL Universal Desktop LX/OS for Citrix HDX Realtime redirection. The list is only a “tip” to reduce tests and it’s without any guarantee!

Please test in adavance: http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/

Cheers

Michael

blog.cloud-client.info goes twitter and a small design change

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Hello Folks,

i’ve changed the design a little bit and blog.cloud-client.info is now also available at twitter for all upcoming posts. Go http://twitter.com/cloudclientinfo

Also it’s distributed thru networkedblogs, see gadget on the right side.

Cheers

Michael

CentOS based virtual appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V Server incl. IGEL UMS Server

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Hello folks,

i’ve done a small release during the night… A video for the basics is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx09hItZM44

The download for the appliance is available here: Offline, download latest Version

Readme:
Release Date: 11.05.2012

Copyright 2012 cloud-client.info

EMail: mhoting@cloud-client.info

This is a non commercial release without any official support by IGEL Technology or cloud-client.info.

Use on your own risk, the publisher is not responsible for any damage or issue related to the use
of this free release.

Requirements for the VM:
2 GB RAM
12 GB HDD

Getting started:
Copy the folder cloud-client.info IGEL UMS Appliance 1.0 to your Hyper-V VM folder.
Import the VM via the Hyper-V console and set the Network Card to the Network you want to connect to.
Start the VM, by default the VM will pick up a DHCP address. If you want to use a static IP you can
configure this in the DHCP Server by assigning a IP to the VM’s MAC-ID (see below).
After the vm is startet open the VM console and login to the System with the username igel (credentials
see below. Now you can assign also a static IP (Network setup is on the right in the top menu).
On the desktop you can see two links to open the UMS console or administrator tool.

Note: I’ve setup default directory rules, new clients will directly moved to the device folder. You can
motify this of course depending on your needs.

Tested with:
Windows 2008 R2 SP1

Users:
Default User: igel Password: igel
Root User: root Password: igel
IGEL UMS Main User: Administrator Password: igel
IGEL UMS Sub Admin User: igel Password: igel
FTP User: anonymous login incl. write permission

Operating System:
CentOS 6.2 Kernel 2.6.32-220.14.1.el6.i686

Network:
Hostname: igelrmserver
IP: DHCP
MAC-ID: 00:15:5D:01:A6:47 (Do not change the MAC-ID!)

Installed Services:
IGEL Unversal Management Suite 4.01.500 with enabled automatic registration for thin clients (DHCP or DNS entry required!)l
Telnet Service
VNC Service
Hyper-V Integration Services 3.2 (Note: start mountcdrom.sh in console to mount a cd/dvd; see Microsoft KB2600152)
Firewall (Disabled by default)
XDMCP connections enabled (Free Windows XDMCP Client=http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/files/)
OPENSSL
proftpd (Configured with anonymous read/write access, warning: the appliance is not designed to handle a lot firmwares, watch the free available hdd space)

Have fun

Michael

blog.cloud-client.info youtube channel

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Hello Folks,

since now a blog.cloud-client.info youtube channel is available, it’s currently empty but the first videos will follow soon. The channel url is http://www.youtube.com/cloudclientinfo.

It links also some other IGEL related YouTube channels.

Cheers
Michael

Succesfull migrated Hardware with the IGEL UDC: Acer Veriton L670G

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Hello Folks,

the Acer Veriton can be fully migrated to the IGEL Universal Desktop OS (IGEL UDC).

Native Graphic Card: Supported (needs to be enabled/Advanced License required)
Dual Monitoring (cloned/extension): Yes/Yes
Onboard Network: Yes
DVD-Drive: Yes
Audio: Yes
USB Ports: Yes

Performance: A little bit slower like the current UD5 but if you still have some of these devices it might be a good idea to convert it to the IGEL Universal Desktop OS.

Of course, there is no warranty and you need to test this in advance!

Cheers

Michael

Tip: Helpfull site to identify hardware based on chipsets

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Sometimes users have a problem with the IGEL Release Notes or Driver support, means you’re looking for a supported WiFi Device and you get a list with supported chipset’s. But how to find a device based on these chipsets? Quite simple, just look at http://wikidrivers.com .

Here you can search for a chipset and you will get a list with devices that are using the wanted chipset, like the Ralink RT2970: http://wikidrivers.com/wiki/Ralink_RT2870

Of couse you still need to test the device and nobody will take a warranty that this will work for you at all but it’s better then nothing.

Cheers

Michael

FW Release: IGEL Universal Desktop WES7 3.02.500

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

IGEL Universal Desktop W7

====================================

Version 3.02.500

02. May 2012

Supported devices: UD3-730 W7, UD5-730 W7, UD9-730 W7, UD9-731 W

====================================

Drivers:

====================================

– Realtek RTL8169 Version:7.43.321.2011

– VIA HD Audio VT1708B: 6.0.01.8700

– Prolific PL-2303 USBtoSerial: 2.0.2.8

– FTDI UsbToSerial: 2.02.04

– OmniKey Cardman 3×21: 1.2.2.8

– Gemalto Minidriver for .NET Smart Card: 8.3.0.0

– VIA WLAN VT6656: 1.1.0.2

– VIA Chrome 9 VX855: 8.14.14.0141

– D-LINK DWA-131 Nano: 1085.7.0815.2009

– VIA Chrome9 VX900: 8.14.14.0181

– Ralink RT309x/2860: 3.02.01.0

– Intel 945 Express: 8.15.10.1930

– eGalax xTouch: 5.11.0.9020

– RTL8168C: 7.018.0322.2010

– Realtek HD Audio: 2.63

– Intel Centrino WLAN N-1000: 15.1.0.18

====================================

Applications:

====================================

– .NET: 3.5 Sp1

– MS RDP Client: 7.1

– Internet Explorer: 8

– Windows Media Player: 12

– Sun JAVA RE: 1.6 Update 18

– Ericom WebConnect: 5.6.1.1000

– Ericom PowerTerm: 9.2.0.0

– NXClient: 3.4.0.7

– Quest vWorkspace Client: 7.2

– Ekiga VOIP Client: 3.2.6

– SAP GUI JAVA for Windows: 7.10 R 7

– Tight VNC Server: 2.0.2

– Citrix Receiver: 3.0

– VMware View Client: 5.0.0.481677

– Fabulatech USB for Remote Desktop: 3.1.3

– NCP Enterprise Client: 9.30

– Client for RedHat RHEV-D: 3.0-26

– USB Redirection for RedHat RHEV-D: 3.0-26

– Sumatra PDF Reader: 1.7

– Leostream Connect Client: 2.7.129.0

– Thin Print: 8.0

====================================

New features:

====================================

– [TCSetup]: Increased performance of local setup.

– [System]: Added creation of missing target path to UMS filetransfer utility.

– [SPICE]: Updated Client for RedHat Enterprise Virtualisation for Desktops to version 3.0-26.

– [FABULATECH]: Updated Fabualtech USB for Remote Desktop to version  3.1.3. By default the service is disabled, but can be  enabled through the local setup or UMS.

– [DRIVER]: Updated VIA VX900 graphics driver.

– [NCP]: Updated NCP Enterprise VPN client to version 9.30.

– [DRIVER]: Added driver for Intel Centrino WLAN N-1000 based network cards.

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Fixed bugs:

====================================

– [System]: Fixed transfer of folder permissions while transfering files with the UMS file transfer utility.

– [Powerterm]: Fixed replacement of %h wildcard in powerterm session.

– [System]:  Fixed FBFW status after firmware reset. Used to be disabled afterwards, but by default it should be enabled.

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Known Issues:

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-[FABULATCH]: Fabulatech USB for Remtote Desktop is currently not working with XenDesktop.