Finally can use the Playbook for work!

Well with the update of the Citrix Receiver today I'm finally able to log into my account at work (government Contractor)!. Only bummer is that it won't load a user desktop over the bridge and will only do it over WiFi. It will log in with the bridge but not run the desktop app. I sent an e-mail to the remote access group letting them know that it now works and offered to test stuff for them.

Lots of apps getting updated today too and I downloaded Angry Birds just because I've been saying it should have been put out and so that companies like Rovio will know that the Playbook is a platform they can make money off of. Maybe RIM is finally about ready to make the Playbook a player in corporate and consumer spaces. I'm so happy that I can finally check my e-mail at work and IM from my Playbook.

Without reading your post - an office desk wobbling and needed a shim!!! :D


edited to add: Hmmm, sounds like a serious upgrade in apps helped you.

My company was seriously pleased as well. They ordered two more PBs today. Things are definitely looking up!

Hi
Does it launch an .ica file over Citrix with citrix access gateway.
Nothing here yet. Running latest 2.* beta .
Thanks

Awesome lnichols -I'm sure you know how happy I am to hear that. Enjoy!
Give us reports on how you are using it. Always interesting stuff.

Playbook has turned the corner and is showing its stuff - one app at a time.

I'm headed off to buy angry birds, just to support the developer, even though I sideloaded it months ago and think it's stupid lol

Originally Posted by Oldrio

Hi
Does it launch an .ica file over Citrix with citrix access gateway.
Nothing here yet. Running latest 2.* beta .
Thanks

I don't think so. I tell it to connect to an Enterprise addition gateway with Domain+Token (Token is what didn't work before and the remote access group said it wouldn't be fixed until sometime in Q1 2012). There is a web interface option but I have no clue what that is for (I'm an IPSEC VPN guy and not a Citrix guy, but I may look into Citrix for our group for some things now based on this). On my Macbook Pro I log into a web page and it starts the Citrix Plugin giving me the option of user desktop.

Also an update on wireless. I enabled tethering on the Playbook (never used it before because Sprint blocked it but apparently T-Mobile allows it) and it allowed the client to connect. Pure Bridge is not working. It worked great that way with no WiFi so I now have a total mobile solution to get at least some of my work done. I'm going to see if they have any apps other than "User Desktop" available like just e-mail or IM or anything else and see if they can add them to my profile and see if they will work over the bridge.

I'd be happy with just a teamviewer app....never seen a firewall it couldn't drill right through with no setup, no IT support, no tech support, no router changes, no ports ... - and I've been behind a lot of them....

CAG Launch .ica.
Must be the Native Browser. Played with Firefox 9 on my Transformer last night.
To bad it can't be ported to the Playbook , I like the improvements and Firefox has always worked with .ica files.

with the new docs to go and faster bridge, my playbook is now not just for playing... loving the 2.0 very much..