Prototyping the WAN
You need to make two main decisions when setting up Terminal Server on the WAN. First, you must determine what protocol to use. With Terminal Server, the choice is obvious: TCP/IP. With MetaFrame, you can use TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, or even NetBEUI with bridging. This choice is not always obvious and might depend on many factors. For one, you need to consider performance. TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and NetBEUI vary in their performance and network bandwidth utilization.
Second, consider protocol standardization. There are many advantages to standardizing on a single protocol corporate-wide. The protocol of choice for this need is TCP/IP. It has become the de facto primary protocol for major network operating systems today. Even Novell NetWare, ...
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