Installing a Microsoft Client

 

 

To install Microsoft Client for Networks on a Windows 95/98 computer:

  1. Make sure NIC is working properly, then locate your Windows 95/98 CD and have it ready.
  2. Connect the network cable and be sure the link light on the NIC is on.
  3. Got to the Windows 95/98 desktop.
  4. Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel.
  5. Double-Click Network to open the “Network” dialogue box.
  6. Click Add to open the “Select Network Component Type” dialogue box.
  7. Click Client and then Add to open the “Select Network Client” dialog box.
  8. Select “Microsoft” from the Manufacturers box.
  9. In the Network Clients box, click Client for Microsoft Networks and then click OK.
  10. Click OK in the “Network” dialog box.
  11. Place the Windows 95/98 CD in the drive if prompted to do so. Locate the install CAB files and click OK if prompted. The “Copying Windows Files” screen will open and close.
  12. In the “System Setting Change” dialogue box, click Yes and the computer will reboot.

 

Configuring a MacIntosh to Connect to an ICS Host

 

To configure a MacIntosh computer to connect to a Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) host, first it is necessary to configure the TCP/IP protocol on the Macintosh client; follow these steps:

  1. Click the Apple menu, point to Control Panels, and then click TCP/IP.
  2. In the Connect Via box, click the correct connection type.
  3. In the Configure box, click Using DHCP Server .
  4. Close the TCP/IP dialog box.

 

For ICS Connection Using Internet Explorer follow these steps:

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  3. In the left window pane, click Proxies, click Disabled, and then click OK .

 

Configuring Citrix Client for Macintosh

This is how to configure the browser on a Macintosh to associate the ICA Macintosh Client with the application/x-ica MIME type.

Note: The following instructions describe how to configure Netscape Navigator Version 4.72 and Internet Explorer Version 4.5 for use with the ICA Macintosh Client Version 3.0. For specific details on how to register a MIME type on other versions, see browser’s documentation.

You must first download the Citrix client and install it. To do that, go to http://citrix.trinityprep.org/. Follow the instructions on the site. After the client is installed, then and only then should you configure your browser with the steps below.

 

To register application/x-ica as a Netscape Navigator MIME type:

  1. Install the ICA Macintosh Client on the client device. 
  2. Start Netscape Navigator.
  3. From the toolbar, select Edit > Preferences.
  4. Under Navigator, select Applications.
  5. Click the New button.
  6. In the Description field, type ICA file.
  7. In the MIME Type field, type application/x-ica.
  8. In the Suffixes field, type .ica.
  9. Select the Application radio button and click Choose to browse to the location of the ICA Macintosh Client.
  10. Click OK.

  To register application/x-ica as an Internet Explorer MIME type:

  1. Install the ICA Macintosh Client on the client device.
  2. Select Edit > Preferences.
  3. In the left panel of the “Preferences” dialog box, under Receiving Files, select File Helpers.
  4. Click Add to display the “Edit File Helper” dialog box.
  5. In the Description field, type Citrix ICA Connection.
  6. In the Extension field, type .ica.
  7. In the MIME Type field, type application/x-ica.
  8. In the File Type section of the dialog box, click Browse.
  9. Browse to the location of the ICA Macintosh Client, select the Citrix ICA Connection Center application, and click Open.
  10. In the File Creator box, change to IICA, then from the File Type drop-down list choose TEXT.
  11. Select the Plain Text radio button and Use for Incoming check box.
  12. Select Post Temporary Items Folder from the Download To: drop down
  13. Select View with Application from the How to Handle drop down list.
  14. Click OK.