Question : Remote Desktop vs. Citrix

How much more resources does Remote Desktop use as compared to Citrix?
Specifically if someone is logged into Citrix and then remotes into their workstation in the office.
We have a user who has their workstation configured to access certian files applications etc.We are having trouble configuring the same access through their Citrix account. A solution we have been given is to have the user remote into their workstation. We are concerned about resources as well as bandwidth.

Answer : Remote Desktop vs. Citrix

Are you saying they use Remote Desktop from within the citrix session?  Or a separate RDP session from the workstation along side an ICA session to Citrix.

Either way the RDP and ICA protocols aren't very different these days.  The bandwidth consumed is probably about the same if you are using a recent version of RDP (is this an XP Pro workstation?).  In Windows Server 2003 they are almost identical.

here's an article you may want to check out: http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?ID=494  It deals with mainly the difference between Terminal Services and Citrix but discusses RDP vs. ICA.