How to Generate an ICA File to Connect with Citrix Presentation Server 3 and WebInterface

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By Thomas Bolliger

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Problem:

With Citrix Presentation Server 3, WebInterface, and iChain 2.3, no Connection could be established. The ICA File from Citrix Server could only be used from Citrix Client Version 7, no newer version.

Solution:

With Presentation Server 3 and WebInterface, the ICA File that would be generated with the default settings is wrong. Here are the changes that need to be made:

1. The Proxy Settings must be on "client", otherwise in the ICA file there would be a "Proxytype=auto" and the session would not successfully connect. (With older Nfuse Versions you have to edit the nfuse.conf and remark the "ClientProxy="



2. With Presentation Server 3 the Session Relibility has to be disabled, because Citrix would otherwise try to open Port 2598, which is usually not open on the Firewall (hopefully). http://www.thinstructor.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3881

Example:

Example of ICA File received with corrected Settings:

[Encoding]
InputEncoding=ISO8859_1

[WFClient]
ProxyHost=citrix.novell.com:80
ProxyType=Secure
ProxyUsername=bfaf6f29a1f3f1a334159008
ProxyPassword=d4ef410908642910ddcafe0d6987ac5c82951fd4
Version=2
ClientName=EWSCH-.operato-ekvmm
TransportReconnectEnabled=On

RemoveICAFile=yes


ProxyTimeout=30000




[ApplicationServers]
Desktop=

[Desktop]
Address=citrix.novell.com:1494
InitialProgram=#Desktop
LongCommandLine=
DesiredColor=8
Launcher=WI
TransportDriver=TCP/IP
WinStationDriver=ICA 3.0


ProxyTimeout=30000



AutologonAllowed=ON
Username=.ADMIN.SERVER.COMP
Domain=\98A188A6E7F07DEE
ClearPassword=0F64DBB47F9898


ClientAudio=On

ScreenPercent=90
TWIMode=Off




SessionsharingKey=

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