lexmark printer not showing in tsc

[desperate]

help! cannot get lexmark e323 printer to show up on
terminal service client

it is set on lpt1 and still does not show on terminal
services

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Is there anything in the EventLog on the TS?

You'll probably have to map the printer driver to a native driver on
the server.

239088 - Windows 2000 Terminal Services Server Logs Events 1111,
1105, and 1106
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239088

 

[desperate]

i did not want to have to map the driver

it is a local printer connected to lpt1

can the driver just be added to the server and then it
work?

 

[Michael San Filippo]

If you can install the drivers to the server.

I hae found that you can install the drivers to a server SOMETIMES. Not
always. Was able to do this with a Lexmark before. but had problems doing
this with a Canon, if it does not work with installing the software, try to
map it. that works 10 out of 10 times, if you can find the proper driver
that will work w/ it ;-)

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Installing 3th party printer drivers on a Terminal Server is *not*
the way to go! It is the fastest way to make your server unstable
and can cause your spooler or server to crash.
I would *not* do this.

 

[Gary Dikkema]

Vera,

I have a Lex on my laptop that I TS into an TS App Server...

I cannot print to this Lex printer. I was told to install the Lex driver on
the TS App Server.

Do you agree that is the approved solution?

What about other users who will use this LOB app and have their own diff
printers? How will they be able to print to their local printers?

Gary D

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

The best I can do here is to copy my own posts, which you quoted:

You will have to do this for every type of printer that is used.

 

[Gary Dikkema]

Thanks Vera! <VBG>

Everyone tells me to install the drivers on the TS server... as long as the
install file is not an exe file.

I know about mapping drives... however, the server doesn't have a Lex
printer.

So if there's no Lex on the server what should be done?

Gary D

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Map it to something that is known to work, like

"Lexmark_whatever_model_you_have" = "HP LaserJet 4"

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[Gary Dikkema]

Vera!

Had read that KB. I do not get those errors...

I also misunderstood and thought I should share my local printer on the
laptop and then try and connect to it in the TS session... that worked
except it said a policy was preventing it from being added. But it can see
it...

So now I'm really confused and still without the use of my Lexmark Z25-Z35
printer.

BTW, I have a HP LaserJet 1200 on the TS Server.

Gary D

 

[Gary Dikkema]

So I created the reg keys... and the inf file...

And still no joy...

Perhaps it because I have the printers and the TS server locked down.

So now that I have done this, what exactly is supposed to happen? Does it
find that printer automagically?

Gary D

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

What do you mean with "Perhaps it because I have the printers and
the TS server locked down"?
Any events in the EventLog on the TS when you connect?
Yes, once you have mapped the local printer to a native driver, it
should be autocreated.

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MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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