Re: One more serial port redirection question

I'm sorry that there isn't a software solution to your problem,
Brad, but thanks for the feedback!
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=?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 24
apr 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

Vera,

Just FYI - thank you very much for all of your help. You
offered up much more help than some vendors I have been dealing
with. In a nutshell when it comes down to it, the device that
attaches to the thin client does not work with Windows CE. This
was a project that was "before my time" here at the company and
the first people on this project (who are no longer here) did
not test the device with CE. They purchased about ten of these
devices at $7,000 each only now to find out that they will not
work on our CE clients. So now really are only other option is
to purchase a dozen more thin clients that run XP Embedded since
they do work there.

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

Since the setting is a negative one ("do not allow..."), yes,
you'll want to disable it to be sure to allow COM port
redirection.

From the Explain text:

By default, Terminal Services allows this COM port redirection.
If the status is set to Enabled, users cannot redirect server
data to the local COM port. If the status is set to Disabled,
Terminal Services always allows COM port redirection. If the
status is set to Not Configured, COM port redirection is not
specified at the Group Policy level. However, an administrator
can still disable COM port redirection using the Terminal
Services Configuration tool.
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=?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on
24 apr 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

Vera,

Thanks. I found the group policy editor and those settings
are listed under Terminal Services. Now, COM port
redirection was set to Not Configured. This should be set to
Disabled, correct?

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

There should be 10 different settings under "Client/Server
data redirection", assuming you run 2003 SP2:

"Allow Time Zone Redirection"
"Do not allow clipboard redirection"
"Do not allow smart card device redirection"
"Allow audio redirection"
"Do not allow COM port redirection"
"Do not allow client printer redirection"
"Do not allow LPT port redirection"
"Do not allow drive redirection"
"Do not set default client printer to be default printer in
a session"
"Terminal Server Fallback Printer Driver Behavior"

Seems you need to update your .adm template files.

816662 - Recommendations for managing Group Policy
administrative template (.adm) files
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816662

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=?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
on 23 apr 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

This question actually comes from a post from Vera Noest:

The local (or a domain) policy should contain this
settings tree: "Computer Configuration - Administrative
Templates - Windows Components - Terminal Services -
Client/Server data redirection"

I checked our local policy and under Terminal Services -
Client/Server data redirection, the only thing listed is
Allow Audio Redirection. For serial redirection, should
there be something else? And if so, what and how do I add
it?

Thanks,
.

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