TCP IP and Remote Printing

[John R. Bennett]

I have a remote client running Windows XP Home who connects in to the
corporate network via a Dialup Networking VPN connection. Once connected,
she accesses the corporate network resources via a Windows 2000 Terminal
Server connection. I shared her local printer so she can redirect printing
back to her local machine but I cannot locate her computer on the network to
create the share from the main server. I can ping the machine by name and
get a reply back but when I search for the name or IP address via the "find
computer" utility none of my servers can find it. I am utilizing DNS and
WINS servers but still no luck.

Does anyone have any recommendations on a better way to redirect printing to
a reomote machine. Also, when the user logs in, the IP address that she is
assigned is dynamic so creating a static mapping won't work because it would
change each time she logs in.

Thanks for any help.

John Bennett

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Use the Add Printer wizzard on the TS machine to add a Local printer. In
the drop down port list, select a terminal services port, eg. TS0001. You
may need to have a TS client connected in order to do this.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[John R. Bennett]

Thank you for your reply, it works to perfection!

John Bennett