RE: serial ports?

From: Jack Wang [MSFT] (jackwa_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/08/04

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    Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:09:36 GMT

    Hi Vera,

    Thank you for your input.

    You are right. Many of the local resources are available within the remote
    session,
    including the client file system, smart cards, audio (output), serial
    ports, printers (including network), and the clipboard. However, the
    terminal services only can redirect the serial ports to the Terminal
    Server. If you plug a printer to it, the printer driver and device will be
    redirected to the Terminal Server. If we plug scanner, Pocket PC, digitizer
    or other devices to them, the devices will not be redirected to the
    Terminal Server.

    If you would like to use the devices, you may need to use scripts to send
    data to the redirected port. To check the redirected port in the terminal
    session by using command, you may use "Change port".

    Sincerely,
    Jack Wang, MCSE 2000/2003, MCSA 2000/2003, MCDBA, MCSD
    Microsoft Online Partner Support

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    | Subject: RE: serial ports?
    | From: "Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se>
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    |
    | Jack,
    | this has actually been changed from W2K TS to 2003 TS.
    | Serial port redirection works, also for other puposes as printing.
    |
    | From:
    | What's New in Terminal Server
    | http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/tec
    | hnologies/terminalserver.mspx
    |
    | <quote>
    | When connecting to a terminal server using an RDP 5.1 client, many
    | of the local resources are available within the remote session,
    | including the client file system, smart cards, audio (output),
    | serial ports, printers (including network), and the clipboard.
    |
    | These redirection facilities allow users to easily take advantage
    | of the capabilities of their client device from within the remote
    | session.
    | </quote>
    |
    | --
    | Vera Noest
    | MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
    | http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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    |
    | jackwa@online.microsoft.com (Jack Wang [MSFT]) wrote on 05 nov
    | 2004:
    |
    | > Hi Judge,
    | >
    | > Thank you for posting!
    | >
    | > The terminal services redirects the local posts to the Terminal
    | > Server only for printing. In Windows Server Terminal Services, a
    | > client's local printer ports are redirected when you establish a
    | > Terminal Services session. After a connection is established,
    | > the following procedure occurs:
    | >
    | > 1. The list of local printers (COM, LPT, and USB) on the client
    | > is
    | > enumerated from the registry.
    | >
    | > 2. Printer driver string names on the client are queried.
    | >
    | > 3. The driver string names are compared to currently installed
    | > printers
    | > for matching driver names.
    | >
    | > 4. If the server has a matching string for a currently installed
    | > driver, the printer is redirected.
    | >
    | > 5. If the server does not find a matching driver name from those
    | > drivers that are currently installed, the server checks for a
    | > matching string name in Ntprint.inf. If a match is found, the
    | > server extracts and installs the driver from the Driver.cab
    | > file on the server, and then the server redirects the client
    | > printer that is using that driver.
    | >
    | > 6. If the server does not find a matching driver name in
    | > Ntprint.inf, it does not redirect the client printer, and an
    | > event that states that the printer could not be redirected
    | > is logged.
    | >
    | > So, it will not redirect the digitizer and other devices. If you
    | > need to use the
    | > digitizer in the terminal session, you may need to contact the
    | > manufacturer to check if their driver supports it. Also, you may
    | > search the Internet to find some third-party tools.
    | >
    | > To see the redirected posts for printers, you may open the
    | > Printers folder and check File->Server Properties.
    | >
    | > Hope this helps!
    | >
    | > Sincerely,
    | > Jack Wang, MCSE 2000/2003, MCSA 2000/2003, MCDBA, MCSD
    | > Microsoft Online Partner Support
    | > =====================================================
    | >|
    | >| Hello all!
    | >| I'm trying to setup a Windows XP Pro system to access Terminal
    | >| Server on Windows Server 2003. I've got the client options set
    | >| so that the serial ports are available in the session. Is there
    | >| anywhere within the Terminal Server I can see those ports? Like
    | >| in the printers folder I can see the printer ports of the
    | >| clients. I'm trying to configure this workstation so that it
    | >| can use a digitizer, which is serial port-based.
    | >| Thanks!
    |
    |

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