tsclient printing

[Guest]

I can access my local printers while on ts through standard printing.
However, I have two problems.
1. I need to be able to manually open a local printer with the universal
print name (//localpc/printer). Is there a way to do this through //tsclient?
2. I not only see my printers but also the printers of everyone else
attached to ts. How can I prevent this?
Another question not involving printers:
If I log into ts as administrator I can run java apps but if I log in as
another user even one with admin rights it tells me that java is not enabled
and I can not run active x. I have checked the security on my java directory
and remote desktop users have full rights. What causes this?

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

answers inline

I can access my local printers while on ts through standard
printing. However, I have two problems.

1. I need to be able to manually open a local printer with the
universal print name (//localpc/printer). Is there a way to do
this through //tsclient?

Share the printer on your PC. From within a TS session, type:
net use LPT1: \\local_pc_name\shared_printer_name

2. I not only see my printers but also
the printers of everyone else attached to ts. How can I prevent
this? Another question not involving printers:

Administrators and Power Users see all other users printers. Normal
users see only their own printers. This is by design.

If I log into ts as administrator I can run java apps but if I
log in as another user even one with admin rights it tells me
that java is not enabled and I can not run active x. I have
checked the security on my java directory and remote desktop
users have full rights. What causes this?

Did you install Java while the Terminal Server was in install mode?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply
When I try to do the net use command it returns a system error 67 - network
name cannot be found.
I may not have had terminal server in install mode at the time I installed
java. How can I enable it in terminal server after I have already installed
java? In the future how do I set terminal server to install mode prior to
installing new software?

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Is the client with the shared printer on the same LAN as the TS?
Can you browse to the client and its shared printer?
"net use" does not work over the Internet.

No, you cannot enable Java (or any other application) for multi-
user usage after the installation. You'll have to uninstall it
completely and re-install again.
To put a server in install mode, type "change user /install"
(without the quotes) in a command window. Then perform the
installation. When the installation is finished, do *not* reboot.
Start the installation once as Administrator, while still in
install mode. Make the settings that you want your users to have,
then quit the application.
Put the server back in execute mode again by typing "change user
/execute". Then reboot, if necessary.

Here's some background information about installing applications on
a TS:

186498 - Terminal Server Application Integration Information
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=186498

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