Embedded Operating Systems Selection Guide

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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
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