Re: Map Printer in Remote Desktop Connection

Hi Crina Li,

Now I can see the printer of the client PC. Thank you very much. This really
help me a lot.

Billy


"Crina Li (MSFT)" <v-crinal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:lIxFqemjFHA.588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Billy,
>
> Thank you for posting in SBS newsgroup.
>
> From your description, I understand you have connected to SBS through
> remote desktop from China office to Hong Kong office, however, you can not
> find the local printer in China from the remote desktop. If I have
> misunderstood your concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
>
> As I know, this problem may occur because the printer port does not begin
> with COM, LPT, or USB. By default, printer port names that do not begin
> with COM, LPT, or USB are only redirected in Windows Server 2003. By
> default, multifunction print devices may not be redirected unless you are
> running Windows Server 2003 on your local computer because they use DOT4
> ports. To resolve this problem on a computer that is not running Windows
> Server 2003, please force all ports (including DOT4) on the client
> computer
> to be filtered for redirection. For detailed information, please refer to
> the following KB article:
>
> 302361 Printers That Use Ports That Do Not Begin With COM, LPT, or USB Are
> Not
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=302361
>
> If it does not work, there're another 2 possible causes for such issues:
>
> 1. The local printer's driver is not for Windows Server 2003, you must
> install the driver for the printer on the SBS Server before using the
> printer redirection feature in RWW or Remote Desktop.
>
> To do so:
>
> 1) Click Start and click Printers and Faxes.
> 2) Click File menu and click Server Properties.
> 3) Click Drivers tab and click Add button.
> 4) Follow the wizard and complete adding the printer driver on the SBS
> server.
>
> 2. Even you're able to install the printer's driver to the SBS machine
> with
> a third party driver disk (file), the printer may be not compatible with
> Windows Server 2003 operating system.
>
> To make sure that your printer is compatible with Windows Server 2003,
> please check the HCL list:
> http://www.microsoft.com/hcl
>
> Hope this information helps. If you have any further questions or concern
> on this issue, please feel free to let me know. I am looking forward to
> hearing from you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Crina Li (MSFT)
>
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> | From: "Billy Leung" <billykyleung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | Subject: Map Printer in Remote Desktop Connection
> | Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:27:49 ?
> | | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
> | |
> | Hi all,
> |
> | We are using SBS2003 in our Hong Kong office. Occasionally, I need to
> stay
> | in China office and logon the SBS2003 through internet by means of
> remote
> | desktop connection. But I found that even though I enable printer check
> box
> | of the local resources tag in the setting screen, I still cannot see the
> | client computer printer (which is HP Standard TCP/IP Port) on the server
> | desktop. How
> | can print it?
> |
> | Your help would be appreciate.
> |
> | Billy
> |
> |
> |
> |
>


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