Serial Port Sharing - SpaceBall

[Ryan Miller]

We have an IBM SpaceBall that uses the serial port. It's used to control
CAD software. The software is installed on machine X. The user works at
machine Y and that is where he wants the SpaceBall installed. Is it
possible to get this configuration working through Remote Desktop?

If I make the local serial port available to the remote machine, how can I
verify that it is working? I don't see anything special listed in the
device manager.


Here's the configurations we've tried so far:
Remote: Nothing
Local: SpaceBall + Driver

Remote: SpaceBall Driver
Local: SpaceBall + Shared Serial Port

Remote: Nothing
Local: SpaceBall + Driver + Shared Serial Port

Remote: SpaceBall Driver
Local: SpaceBall + Driver

Remote: SpaceBall Driver
Local: SpaceBall + Driver + Shared Serial Port


In case you wondered: I have sat locally and physically attached and
installed the device at both machines and it worked for both.

Thanks,
-Ryan

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

This is probably one of the class of devices not supported.. COM port
redirection was more intended for communication devices (like modems),
rather than mice type devices..

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
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[Ryan Miller]

That's what I'm afraid of.

By chance know how to check the status of the Com Port? Is there somewhere
I can find the local port listed on the remote machine to see if it is
sharing properly?

Thanks,
-Ryan

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

Actually, that is a good question.. I don't know how you could tell
whether it was actually forwarded or not.. Maybe Patrick or one of
the other TS-specific MVPs can provide more specific knowledge.

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