Re: Printers local to TS not visible to non-admin users

Patrick,

Yes, that is how the two network printers are set up on my client's 2000 TS.
On my friend's client's 2003 TS, one is set up that way, and the other has
an IP address for the port but says "PrintServer Port" instead of "Standard
TCP/IP Port" in the Description column.

I just woke up a few minutes ago (long night) and have not had time to read
your site. I will do so later today.

OK, I just logged into a third client's TS 2003 system and it worked
perfectly. I checked printer properties on all three TS servers, and they
all point to a Standard TCP/IP Port with an IP address. They all look like
the picture in the link you included.

Then I looked closely at the icons per TP's suggestions. The problem systems
do indeed have the little 10Base2 network connection in the icon. While
looking closely at the icons, I also re-read the printer name and I noticed
that the problem systems had printers installed via a shared printer on the
main server, rather than a direct local port using TCP/IP. In other words,
they were named "HP LJ 4050 on dc" instead of just "HP LJ 4050" even though
the properties look the same regarding TCP port and IP address.

I then added the printers to the TS servers in question using a direct
TCP/IP local port, and they work as expected. I was thrown off track because
I went straight for the printers' properties without taking a close look at
the name.

I am sorry I wasted everyone's time on this concern. I will look more
closely in the future.

Thank you for helping!

Gregg Hill



"Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4E1909EC-6AAA-4243-BCE0-4A675B084FA0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Greg, let me know if the printer in quwestion is setup like this, on the
terminal server:

http://www.sessioncomputing.com/images/PrinterLocalTCPIP.jpg

--
Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.sessioncomputing.com


"Gregg Hill" wrote:

Patrick,

Regarding TCP/IP printers, I thought that was how it worked, i.e., if
they
are installed with a local TCP/IP port on the TS, then they will get
mapped.
I checked two TS servers (my client's 2000 TS and a friend's client's TS
2003) and the only time I see the network printers is if I log in as the
Domain Administrator.

At first I thought it was the GPO blocking the printers, but I added a
user's account to the security on my client's 2000 TS and denied Apply
Group
Policy for her account, then logged off and back on as that user. I no
longer had a locked down desktop, so I know the GPO is no longer applied,
but I still had no printers other than what is on my local station. No
network printers show up.

To check further, I added her account to the Domain Administrators group
and
took her out of Domain Users. I still have only printers that are local
to
my workstation being mapped. None of the printers that the TS is
connected
to via TCP/IP ports is visible.

I cannot say for certain, but I swear this used to work. I have made no
changes to either system except for Windows Update patches.

I am going to do some more reading of the link you gave to me (tomorrow
morning after I get some sleep).

Thank you for the help...and patience!

Gregg Hill





"Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3064A85A-F7C3-4AE9-B108-812AD2245484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Any attributes of the default user profile affect newly created
profiles.
As
for TCPIP Printers, any local port printer, whether TCPIP, LPT or USB
appears
for all users, i.e. if you add a new printer -> Local printer atached
to
this
computer -> create new port -> standard TCP/P Port -> IP Address of
printer's
NIC -> Name the local printer.

Network printers added via UNC or point and print only appear and exist
in
each individual user profile.


--
Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.sessioncomputing.com


"Gregg Hill" wrote:

Patrick,

Thank you for the quick response.

How would I update the Default User profile so that all new remote
users
get
the TS network printers installed? I am not sure what you mean by,
"you
set
up the printers using local TCPIP Ports." On the TS itself, those
printers
are installed with local TCP/IP ports. Is that what you meant?

One printer is a Canon iR7200 on a "Standard TCP/IP Port" and the
other
one
is an HP LJ 4050 on a "PrintServer Port."

Gregg Hill



"Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
news:5B63F98F-7C3B-4AC4-90B0-36EB4E841588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Network printers are specific to the user profile, so if they were
created
in
the administrator's profile, they would not appear in other's
profile
unless
you used this profile to update the Default User Profile, or you
setup
the
printers using local TCPIP Ports.

You can connect the network printers using logon script:

http://www.sessioncomputing.com/printing.htm


--
Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.sessioncomputing.com


"Gregg Hill" wrote:

Hello!

I have a 2003 TS. When I log in as the administrator, I can see the
printers
that are attached to the TS (Canon and HP network printers), as
well
as
my
own HP LJ 1200 (via mapping to an HP 2000).

When a non-admin user logs into the TS, he only sees the Microsoft
Office
Document Image printer and an Amyuni PDF printer, but not the two
networked
printers.

I used a GPO to lock down the TS per the 2003 TS lockdown white
paper,
but I
do not remember any setting for printers that are local to the TS
to
prevent
them from being seen from remote sessions.

Is this normal behavior? If so, how can I make the two network
printer
on
the TS LAN accessible to users who log into the TS remotely?

Thank you for your time!

Gregg Hill











.

Relevant Pages

  • RE: Launching a New user
    ... If the new account cannot use network printers when first logon SBS ... Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: IP port printers on 2003 server address change
    ... On one host we are running 3 network and one serial i/f Epson TM-U220. ... The problem only arises on the network printers hosted together with 2 other ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.networking)
  • Re: Discover local printers in SMS 2003
    ... Network printers are associated with the user, ... IP port to Printer ... > For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters ...
    (microsoft.public.sms.admin)
  • Re: Printers local to TS not visible to non-admin users
    ... Regarding TCP/IP printers, I thought that was how it worked, i.e., if they ... are installed with a local TCP/IP port on the TS, ... and the only time I see the network printers is if I log in as the ... How would I update the Default User profile so that all new remote users ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services)
  • Re: Network Printing from NT Service
    ... I needed to load the profile of the user I was impersonating ... This in turn made the network printers show up in the ... // Impersonate the user to gain access to network printers connected to the ...
    (borland.public.delphi.nativeapi)