ts printing

[Guest]

Do you know if Microsoft develop or somehow enable network print redirection in TS or remote desktops? I am having a difficult time with setting up printers (usb and lpt) for remote desktop sessions. Aside from the obvious of making sure the printer is installed locally before the session and checking the printers checkbox in the local resources tab, I get inconsistent results. I also realize that security and rights play a role in this and have set permissions to “administrator†to test with and still did not get satisfactory results



Is there something else that I can try or another direction I need to go in



Thank you in advance for any feedback



Marty Taylor

 

[Bill Sanderson]

With lpt-connected printers, the only issue I am aware of is that the driver
for the printer must be present at (and appropriate for the OS of) the host
machine.

RDP redirects the port--this is very different than the old windows
peer-networking paradigm.

There should be event log entries at the host machine indicating that the
driver isn't available.

With USB-connected printers, there's an additional issue described in this
KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302361

KB 329756:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329756

may also be a relevant consideration.

In general, printers whose port designation is USB001, etc, may be
redirected by default and work fine, if the driver is available. DOT4 port
printers will need the registry change (and a reboot before that takes
effect!) and may not work then--I've seen variable response--let us know?

Lastly, if the host end of these connections is a server, remember that the
print spooler and printer drivers can crash a server. The most conservative
recommendation is to use only those drivers which ship with the platform,
and to modify the INF files so that an older, but compatible, driver might
be used with a newer printer:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239088

I've usually recommended installing WHQL certified drivers. Everybody has
to pick their own comfort level, I'm afraid.