Re: Can't see local network printer from Remote Desktop session over VPN

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
"Philip Herlihy" <thiswillbounceback@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:f20576$npr$1$8302bc10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Title says it all, I hope.

We have two offices connected by VPN using Netgear FVS114
firewall/routers. We want to print locally from the Remote Desktop
session. Within the remote session, I can ping the network address of
the local printer, and can even connect to its administrative "web"
page, but I can't print to it. I've set up a Standard TCP/IP port
(exactly as I did for the local machine) and I've tried a bewildering
array of "workarounds", including sharing the printer from another local
machine and trying to connect to that - all to no avail.

At the moment I'm considering installing a PDF pseudo-printer, printing
to a local PDF file, saving that to a network share (set up using NET
USE) and then printing again locally - but there has to be a better way!
Anyone here know what it is? I'd sure be grateful!

Phil, London

Remote Desktop does not support advanced printers such as DOT4
printers - see here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302361

To test if your setup is correct, install the driver for an HP LJ 4L
printer. There is no need to physically connect such a printer. If this
printer is visible then your setup is correct and your real printer is
incompatible with Remote Desktop.




Thanks, Pegasus - sorry about the long delay in responding; I've been swamped with other work.

I tried the registry change mentioned in the link, and can indeed now see the non-existent HP printer. I can also see printers which are shared out from this and other machines. I have some more tinkering to do - I'll let you know if I get something to work.

Phil
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