USB printer

[jordi]

Is possible conection usb ports client for local print ?

For win 2000 Server and win 2000 professional.


Is requierd install driver printer in server for print
local client paralel o usb printers ?

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

In principle: yes.
Some USB printers (mainly multi-function printers) create a
special port on the client. If that is the case, you will have to
edit the registry on the client to enable automatic redirection of
all local ports. Check:

302361 - Printers That Use Ports That Do Not Begin With COM, LPT,
or USB Are Not Redirected in a Remote Desktop or Terminal Services
Session

It is *not* a good idea to install 3th party printer drivers on a
Terminal Server, since many of them are not completely TS
compatible and can cause your printer spooler to crash or your
server to blue screen. If the printer is not autocreated, map it
to a native driver on the server by editing the ntprintsubs.inf
file. Check:

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

 

[jordi]

Thank you

Problem:

A) Are these this file (ntprintsubs.inf or ntprint.inf)
always into windows 2000 server ?, I not locate this file
into me installation.

B) Always not you redireccione a printer, the solution is
mapear in this file (for usb or paralell problems)

excuse my English

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

A) ntprint.inf should be there, yes, in C:\Windows\inf
ntprintsubs.inf does normally not exist. You can create this file
yourself and point the system to it using the registry, as
explained in KB article 239088. The reason for creating
ntprintsubs.inf in stead of modifying the existing ntprint.inf is
to avoid breaking the digital signature of ntprint.inf

B) Yes, if redirection does not occur because the server cannot
load a driver for the printer, then the solution is to map the
printer to a different driver by creating a mapping in
ntprintsubs.inf.