Re: Printing from TS

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You're welcome, Mike.
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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"=?Utf-8?B?TWlrZQ==?=" <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on
05 okt 2005 in microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:

> Vera,
>
> That fixed my problem with my first TS user (KB302351), two more
> to go! Thanks for your help!
>
> Mike
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> That really doesn't matter, since the only benefit of
>> installing the printer on the server is to install the driver.
>> After that, you can delete the printer again (but keep the
>> driver).
>>
>> The TS00x ports that you see are redirected ports belonging to
>> user sessions. You should *not* install anything to these
>> ports, since they are assigned dynamically. So userA will get
>> TS001, userB port TS002, etc. But if they logon the next day in
>> another sequence, they will get a different port number, while
>> the old port number is still in their profile. This will lead
>> to a situation where printer output doesn't show up at all, or
>> users print to each others printers.
>>
>> Check this article for a detailed explanation:
>>
>> 317780 - Print Jobs That Are Sent to Terminal Services
>> Redirected Printers May Print on Another Client's Printer
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=317780
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> "=?Utf-8?B?TWlrZQ==?=" <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> on 04 okt 2005 in microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:
>>
>> > Vera,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the note. I will try this. What port should I
>> > have set on the server for the printer to use, should it be
>> > LPT1? I changed it a couple of times to the various TS001
>> > ports to see if one of them worked, and need to know what the
>> > default should be.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> >
>> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The user should not have to choose a port at all, the
>> >> printer should be automatically redirected in the session,
>> >> since you installed the driver on the server.
>> >>
>> >> Some HP printers create a custom DOT4 port on the client. If
>> >> that is the case on your users client, you need to apply
>> >> this:
>> >>
>> >> 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
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302361
>> >>
>> >> _________________________________________________________
>> >> Vera Noest
>> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>> >>
>> >> "=?Utf-8?B?TWlrZQ==?=" <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> wrote on 04 okt 2005 in
>> >> microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a Windows 2003 Server running TS. I have a remote
>> >> > client with XP and a HP LaserJet 1300 USB printer. I
>> >> > installed the driver on the server (originally pointing it
>> >> > to LPT1. When I called my remote user to have her see
>> >> > what her options are on her end, she could select from
>> >> > several TS001-4 ports that seemed to be redirected through
>> >> > TS to her local printer. I had her try a couple of them,
>> >> > and the message popped up and said her print job was
>> >> > successful, but the printer did nothing. I looked at the
>> >> > event logs and saw this: Event ID 10: Document 4, Test
>> >> > Page owned by xxx was printed on hp LaserJet 1300 PCL 5e
>> >> > via port TS001. Size in bytes: 77124; pages printed: 1
>> >> >
>> >> > I also saw several printer messages pointing to other
>> >> > printers, so I guess when the TS session is created, any
>> >> > printer the remote user has installed, TS tries to connect
>> >> > to. Anyway, am I on the right track, are we just selecting
>> >> > the wrong TS port? Any advice? Thanks so much!
>> >> >
>> >> > Mike
.

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