cannot access local disks in remote desktop

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"darius" <noone@here.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I cannot access local disks while in remote desktop. Under Options >
> local resources > more, I have Drives checked. The drives I want to
> access are also Shared.
>
> Doing a google groups search I found mention of antivirus software
> interfering with remote desktop. I've uninstalled my AV to no avail.
> Also turned off s/w firewall. I think my router has a firewall. Any
> port I should open up?
>
> client is winxp sp3. connecting to win2000 server. A co-worker says he's
> able to view his local disks when connected with remote desktop to same
> machine.
>
> thanks

You need to report WHAT happens when you try to access
a local disk. Remember - we can't see your machine!

Also: What exactly to you mean with "access local disks in
remote desktop"? Is "local" a partition on your WinXP PC
or on the Windows server? If it is a partition on your WinXP
PC then how exactly are you trying to access it?
 
Re: cannot access local disks in remote desktop

On Jul 15, 12:46 pm, darius <no...@here.invalid> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I cannot access local disks while in remote desktop.  Under Options >
> local resources > more, I have Drives checked.  The drives I want to
> access are also Shared.
>
> Doing a google groups search I found mention of antivirus software
> interfering with remote desktop.  I've uninstalled my AV to no avail.  
> Also turned off s/w firewall.  I think my router has a firewall.  Any
> port I should open up?
>
> client is winxp sp3. connecting to win2000 server.  A co-worker says he's
> able to view his local disks when connected with remote desktop to same
> machine.
>
> thanks

You need to correctly configure both "software" firewalls (remote
desktop "client" and "host.")

Also, your router only needs a port forwarding rule for the remote
desktop "host" (PC waiting for remote desktop connection request) for
the standard IP port of 3389.
 
cannot access local disks in remote desktop

Hi

I cannot access local disks while in remote desktop. Under Options >
local resources > more, I have Drives checked. The drives I want to
access are also Shared.

Doing a google groups search I found mention of antivirus software
interfering with remote desktop. I've uninstalled my AV to no avail.
Also turned off s/w firewall. I think my router has a firewall. Any
port I should open up?

client is winxp sp3. connecting to win2000 server. A co-worker says he's
able to view his local disks when connected with remote desktop to same
machine.

thanks
 
Re: cannot access local disks in remote desktop

"Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in
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>
> You need to report WHAT happens when you try to access
> a local disk. Remember - we can't see your machine!
>
> Also: What exactly to you mean with "access local disks in
> remote desktop"? Is "local" a partition on your WinXP PC
> or on the Windows server? If it is a partition on your WinXP
> PC then how exactly are you trying to access it?
>
>

From the help file

-------
To copy and paste a file from a remote computer to a local computer
Open Remote Desktop Connection by clicking Start, clicking Programs or
All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Remote Desktop
Connection.
In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, click Options.
Click the Local Resources tab, and then, under Local devices and
resources, click More.
Click the plus sign (+) next to Drives, select the drives on the local
computer (the computer at which you are currently sitting) that you want
to use in your Remote Desktop session, and then click OK.
(I have done the above ^^^^^^^)

Click Connect, and establish a connection to the remote computer.
Click Start on the remote computer, and then click Computer or My
Computer.
When Computer or My Computer opens on the remote computer, **** you'll
see the drives on the remote computer, as well as the drives on your
local computer ******. The following example shows how the drives on your
local computer are named when they appear in Computer or My Computer on
the remote computer:

C on MarysComputer
---------

I do not see my local drives listed in the Remote computer's Explorer >
My Computer. Nor do I see my machine under "Computer near you" or "My
network places".

Elsewhere, I saw this

--------------
Accessing local files and folders in a remote session
With Remote Desktop Connection, drive redirection enables you to access
your local drives when you are connected to a remote computer.

If you have redirected your local drives n a Remote Desktop session, the
drives appear in Computer or My Computer with the following designation:

<driveletter> on <computer name>
To access local drives from a command line or a run line in a remote
session, type:

\\tsclient\<driveletter>
where driveletter is the drive letter (without a colon) of the local
drive.

Depending on your network policies, drive redirection might be disabled.
---------------------------

However, it doesn't say how I can check what my network policy on drive
redirection is and how to change it.
 
Re: cannot access local disks in remote desktop


"darius" <noone@here.invalid> wrote in message
news:86455654919.8554256396.39644@msnews.microsoft.com...
> "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in
> news:ODMBuOp5IHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>>
>> You need to report WHAT happens when you try to access
>> a local disk. Remember - we can't see your machine!
>>
>> Also: What exactly to you mean with "access local disks in
>> remote desktop"? Is "local" a partition on your WinXP PC
>> or on the Windows server? If it is a partition on your WinXP
>> PC then how exactly are you trying to access it?
>>
>>
>
> From the help file
>
> -------
> To copy and paste a file from a remote computer to a local computer
> Open Remote Desktop Connection by clicking Start, clicking Programs or
> All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Remote Desktop
> Connection.
> In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, click Options.
> Click the Local Resources tab, and then, under Local devices and
> resources, click More.
> Click the plus sign (+) next to Drives, select the drives on the local
> computer (the computer at which you are currently sitting) that you want
> to use in your Remote Desktop session, and then click OK.
> (I have done the above ^^^^^^^)
>
> Click Connect, and establish a connection to the remote computer.
> Click Start on the remote computer, and then click Computer or My
> Computer.
> When Computer or My Computer opens on the remote computer, **** you'll
> see the drives on the remote computer, as well as the drives on your
> local computer ******. The following example shows how the drives on your
> local computer are named when they appear in Computer or My Computer on
> the remote computer:
>
> C on MarysComputer
> ---------
>
> I do not see my local drives listed in the Remote computer's Explorer >
> My Computer. Nor do I see my machine under "Computer near you" or "My
> network places".
>
> Elsewhere, I saw this
>
> --------------
> Accessing local files and folders in a remote session
> With Remote Desktop Connection, drive redirection enables you to access
> your local drives when you are connected to a remote computer.
>
> If you have redirected your local drives n a Remote Desktop session, the
> drives appear in Computer or My Computer with the following designation:
>
> <driveletter> on <computer name>
> To access local drives from a command line or a run line in a remote
> session, type:
>
> \\tsclient\<driveletter>
> where driveletter is the drive letter (without a colon) of the local
> drive.
>
> Depending on your network policies, drive redirection might be disabled.
> ---------------------------
>
> However, it doesn't say how I can check what my network policy on drive
> redirection is and how to change it.

This feature is available on Windows Small Business Server and subsequent
releases but not on Windows 2000 Server. You need to establish a VPN on
these machines.
 
Re: cannot access local disks in remote desktop



"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Jul 15, 12:46 pm, darius <no...@here.invalid> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I cannot access local disks while in remote desktop. Under Options >
> > local resources > more, I have Drives checked. The drives I want to
> > access are also Shared.
> >
> > Doing a google groups search I found mention of antivirus software
> > interfering with remote desktop. I've uninstalled my AV to no avail.
> > Also turned off s/w firewall. I think my router has a firewall. Any
> > port I should open up?
> >
> > client is winxp sp3. connecting to win2000 server. A co-worker says he's
> > able to view his local disks when connected with remote desktop to same
> > machine.
> >
> > thanks
>
> You need to correctly configure both "software" firewalls (remote
> desktop "client" and "host.")
>
> Also, your router only needs a port forwarding rule for the remote
> desktop "host" (PC waiting for remote desktop connection request) for
> the standard IP port of 3389.

Hi - I am having the same problem as the original poster and these
suggestions don't seem to fix my issue. My client computer is running Vista
and I am trying to connect to a PC that is running Server 2003. I can
copy/paste between remote/local machines and everything seems fine except
that my local drives do not appear in the remote PC's "My Computer"

I tried disabling my Norton firewall on my local machine and do not think
there is any software firewall on the remote machine.

Does anyone have any other ideas? I would much rather use Remote Desktop
Connection than GotomyPC.

Mike
 
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