RE: RWW - Connecting Local Drives

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Jenny, thank you very much for your quick and detailed reply. However, a
question still remains that I'd appreciate your answer to:

Will drive mapping or redirection (by net use or the drive share utility)
work on a Windows 2000 Server in a RWW session through SBS2003, where the
Windows 2000 Server has TS enabled and is listed in the RWW menu of server
desktops to which a connection can be made?

If not, what is the best method to use to accomplish file transfers between
the remote client and the internal Win2k server TS host thru the SBS2k3
server?

Thanks again and I look forward to your reply.

Fred Orcutt

""Jenny wu [MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hi Fred,
>
> Thanks for posting in SBS newsgroup!
>
> For your description, I understand that you want to know if the Local drive
> redirection can be enabled on the Windows 2000 terminal server. If I am off
> base, please don't hesitate to let me know.
>
> When we access the RWW site and connect to Remote Desktop, the SBS server
> acts as a proxy to forward the traffic between the external client and the
> internal client. Therefore, the hard drive redrection feature should still
> be controlled by the internal client.
>
> By default, when you use Windows 2000 Terminal Services with a Remote
> Desktop Protocol (RDP) client computer, client-side drive redirection is
> not available.
>
> To use client-side drive redirection, we can use one of the following
> methods:
>
> Method 1:
> ========
> Use the Drive Share utility from the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit.
> You can download the Drive Share utility from the following Microsoft Web
> site:
>
> http://www.windows2000.com
>
> For additional information about the Drive Share utility, please refer to
> the following Knowledge Base Article:
>
> Using Drive Share with Terminal Services
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=244725
>
> Method 2:
> ========
> Use the "net use" command with a persistent switch to redirect or map a
> client''s local drive so that it can be used in a Terminal Services
> session. To do this, follow these steps:
>
> 1. Share the drive on the client computer that is to be mapped. For
> example, to redirect drive A, start Windows Explorer, right-click Drive A,
> click Sharing, and then click "Share this folder".
>
> 2. From the client computer, establish a session with the Terminal Services
> server.
>
> 3. Open a Cmd.exe prompt and type the following syntax to map the drive:
>
> net use driveletter: \\clientname\sharename /persistent:yes
>
> where driveletter is the drive letter that you want to use for redirection,
> and sharename is what the drive was shared out as on the client computer.
>
> You need to run this command only once in the session. After that, every
> time the connection is made, the drive is mapped.
>
> *Note: If you are internet client computer and want to use the drive
> redirection feature, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection must be
> initiated before you attempt drive redirection. Drive redirection does not
> work through an Internet connection.
>
> For more information about how to redirect a client drive in Terminal
> Services, please refer to the following Knowledge Base Article:
>
> How to Redirect a Client Drive in Terminal Services
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=272519
>
> >> Or is XPP required for workstations and Win2k3 server required before
> ts_client drives will appear?
> There is no specific requirement to workstations' OS when RDP to other
> computers (these computers must support terminal services, such as Windows
> XP, Windows 2003 based computer).
>
> Hope the above information is helpful. I am happy to be assistance of you
> and look forward to your reply!
>
>
> Have a nice day!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jenny Wu
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> >In RWW, when the option to connect local drives to the host server is
> >selected, can a host member server be running Win2k Server and still get
> the
> >ts_client drives to show? Or is XPP required for workstations and Win2k3
> >server required before ts_client drives will appear?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
>
>
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