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3.8. The ThinLinc WTS Tools Package
The ThinLinc WTS Tools package contains support software for Microsoft Windows Terminal Servers. This includes:
- tl-loadagent
ThinLinc has a feature where sessions against Windows Terminal Servers are distributed among several available hosts. In order for this to work, the tl-loadagent service must run on all Windows Terminal Servers.
For information about which ports are used when communicating with the load balance agent, refer to Appendix B, TCP Ports Used by ThinLinc .
- tl-is-appsession
The tl-is-appsession utility allows you to detect if the WTS session is running a full desktop, or just an application. This is done by examining the RDP Startup Shell. When a desktop session is detected, this command returns 1. Otherwise, 0 is returned. This utility is useful in login scripts. For example, it might be desirable to open up a browser whenever a new desktop session starts. This can be done with a script like this:
%ProgramFiles%\ThinLinc\WTSTools\tl-is-appsession if %errorlevel% == 1 start http://intranet
- The SeamlessRDP Shell
The SeamlessRDP Shell is the server component required for SeamlessRDP.
- ThinLinc WTS sound driver
The ThinLinc WTS sound driver tlsnd replaces the native rdpsnd sound driver normally included with Microsoft Terminal Services. This driver is needed to get sound capture (microphone) support.
Install the WTS Tools package is easy. Simply execute the tl-wts-tools.exe program from the windows-tools\wts-tools directory on the server CD, and answer the questions.
To activate the ThinLinc WTS sound driver, follow the instruction below:
Disable the built-in sound redirection in the Terminal Services configuration.
Import the registry file "Activate ThinLinc sound driver" that can be found under "ThinLinc WTS Tools" in your start menu.
The ThinLinc WTS driver only works in conjunction with the PulseAudio sound system. Therefore, make sure that PulseAudio and the application padsp is installed on all ThinLinc servers. The application server group must also be configured to use PulseAudio. See Section 14.1.4, “ Parameters in /appservergroups/ ” for more information.
Before you uninstall the WTS Tools Package it is crucial that you import the registry file "Deactivate ThinLinc sound driver" that can be found under "ThinLinc WTS Tools" in your start menu.