One more serial port redirection question

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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,
 
Re: One more serial port redirection question

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

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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,
 
Re: One more serial port redirection question

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
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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,
>
 
Re: One more serial port redirection question

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.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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,
 
Re: One more serial port redirection question

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.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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
> >>
> >> _________________________________________________________
> >> Vera Noest
> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
> >>
> >> =?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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,
>
 
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!
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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.
>> _________________________________________________________ Vera
>> Noest MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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
>> >>
>> >> _________________________________________________________
>> >> Vera Noest
>> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>> >>
>> >> =?Utf-8?B?QnJhZA==?= <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> 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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