Citrix Receiver uses so called Beacons to determine if a connection is internal or external and handles it accordingly. A locally installed Citrix Receiver can also be used to establish a direct connection to the NetScaler Gateway. Here he or she will fill in his or her username and password. A user opens up a web browser and connects to the external URL of the NetScaler Gateway (preferably using SSL over port Nr.While I have written about the login, enumeration and launch processes before, again I managed to include a couple of subtle changes/details. Not only is it interesting and fun (right?) to know what is going on underneath the hood once you fill in your user credentials, it can also be very helpful when it comes to troubleshooting certain issues. This continues to be a topic of interest.
