Installing Print Drivers on TS, continued from 08-13-08

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Thanks to all who commented on my previous post of 08-13-08. I had already
read what Jeff Pitsch had suggested and followed that suggestion. Install
the printer on TS and then delete the installed printer. That was a very
simple procedure, I wonder why I could not find the install instructions
anywhere on the many links I have bookmarked for my Terminal Server project.

Jeff, thank you!! I have 3 printers working on the terminal server now.

I do have a problem though, and wish for direction or suggestions. The
first printer I tried to install was a HP 1300 and I was informed it was
install on the client machine that was doing the RDC. When I would look in
the Event Viewer of the TS I could see 3 other printers try to make a
connection or atleast leaving error messages in the event viewer. I went
ahead and added those print drivers and then my remote RDC Client could print
on those 3 printers. I did not see the HP 1300 asking for a connection or
making any eror message in the TS event viewer. We nver got the HP 1300 to
work. THe guy on the client machine was thinking he needs to have that
printer shared. Is this True??????? Why did not the HP 1300 try to find
it's drivers on the Terminal Server?????


Many Thanks to all,
fox7
 
Re: Installing Print Drivers on TS, continued from 08-13-08

No, the client does *not* have to share the printer for redirection
to work.
If there are no messages at all, it usually means that the server
doesn't "see" the client printer at all. And that can happen when
it is connected to a non-standard port.

Check if this helps:

302361 - Printers That Use Ports That Do Not Begin With COM, LPT,
or USB Are Not Redirected in a Remote Desktop or Terminal Services
Session
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302361

_________________________________________________________
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?Zm94Nw==?= <fox7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 18
aug 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Thanks to all who commented on my previous post of 08-13-08. I
> had already read what Jeff Pitsch had suggested and followed
> that suggestion. Install the printer on TS and then delete the
> installed printer. That was a very simple procedure, I wonder
> why I could not find the install instructions anywhere on the
> many links I have bookmarked for my Terminal Server project.
>
> Jeff, thank you!! I have 3 printers working on the terminal
> server now.
>
> I do have a problem though, and wish for direction or
> suggestions. The
> first printer I tried to install was a HP 1300 and I was
> informed it was install on the client machine that was doing the
> RDC. When I would look in the Event Viewer of the TS I could
> see 3 other printers try to make a connection or atleast leaving
> error messages in the event viewer. I went ahead and added
> those print drivers and then my remote RDC Client could print
> on those 3 printers. I did not see the HP 1300 asking for a
> connection or making any eror message in the TS event viewer.
> We nver got the HP 1300 to work. THe guy on the client machine
> was thinking he needs to have that printer shared. Is this
> True??????? Why did not the HP 1300 try to find it's drivers on
> the Terminal Server?????
>
>
> Many Thanks to all,
> fox7
 
Re: Installing Print Drivers on TS, continued from 08-13-08

Vera:
Yes!!! Yes!!! It is using the port DOT4. The user tells me it is
connected via a USB cable. Can I just have him check the USB port under
ports tab, where we verified it was a DOT4???

What, or why is it DOT4 anyway??

Thanks,
fox7

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> No, the client does *not* have to share the printer for redirection
> to work.
> If there are no messages at all, it usually means that the server
> doesn't "see" the client printer at all. And that can happen when
> it is connected to a non-standard port.
>
> Check if this helps:
>
> 302361 - Printers That Use Ports That Do Not Begin With COM, LPT,
> or USB Are Not Redirected in a Remote Desktop or Terminal Services
> Session
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302361
>
> _________________________________________________________
> 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?Zm94Nw==?= <fox7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 18
> aug 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > Thanks to all who commented on my previous post of 08-13-08. I
> > had already read what Jeff Pitsch had suggested and followed
> > that suggestion. Install the printer on TS and then delete the
> > installed printer. That was a very simple procedure, I wonder
> > why I could not find the install instructions anywhere on the
> > many links I have bookmarked for my Terminal Server project.
> >
> > Jeff, thank you!! I have 3 printers working on the terminal
> > server now.
> >
> > I do have a problem though, and wish for direction or
> > suggestions. The
> > first printer I tried to install was a HP 1300 and I was
> > informed it was install on the client machine that was doing the
> > RDC. When I would look in the Event Viewer of the TS I could
> > see 3 other printers try to make a connection or atleast leaving
> > error messages in the event viewer. I went ahead and added
> > those print drivers and then my remote RDC Client could print
> > on those 3 printers. I did not see the HP 1300 asking for a
> > connection or making any eror message in the TS event viewer.
> > We nver got the HP 1300 to work. THe guy on the client machine
> > was thinking he needs to have that printer shared. Is this
> > True??????? Why did not the HP 1300 try to find it's drivers on
> > the Terminal Server?????
> >
> >
> > Many Thanks to all,
> > fox7
>
 
Re: Installing Print Drivers on TS, continued from 08-13-08

DOT4 ports are a "specialty" of many HP USB-connected printers,
don't ask me why :-)
You'll have to use the registry key mentioned in the KB article to
fix it.

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
*----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

=?Utf-8?B?Zm94Nw==?= <fox7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 19
aug 2008:

> Vera:
> Yes!!! Yes!!! It is using the port DOT4. The user tells
> me it is
> connected via a USB cable. Can I just have him check the USB
> port under ports tab, where we verified it was a DOT4???
>
> What, or why is it DOT4 anyway??
>
> Thanks,
> fox7
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> No, the client does *not* have to share the printer for
>> redirection to work.
>> If there are no messages at all, it usually means that the
>> server doesn't "see" the client printer at all. And that can
>> happen when it is connected to a non-standard port.
>>
>> Check if this helps:
>>
>> 302361 - Printers That Use Ports That Do Not Begin With COM,
>> LPT, or USB Are Not Redirected in a Remote Desktop or Terminal
>> Services Session
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302361
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> 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?Zm94Nw==?= <fox7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
>> 18 aug 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > Thanks to all who commented on my previous post of 08-13-08.
>> > I had already read what Jeff Pitsch had suggested and
>> > followed that suggestion. Install the printer on TS and then
>> > delete the installed printer. That was a very simple
>> > procedure, I wonder why I could not find the install
>> > instructions anywhere on the many links I have bookmarked for
>> > my Terminal Server project.
>> >
>> > Jeff, thank you!! I have 3 printers working on the
>> > terminal server now.
>> >
>> > I do have a problem though, and wish for direction or
>> > suggestions. The
>> > first printer I tried to install was a HP 1300 and I was
>> > informed it was install on the client machine that was doing
>> > the RDC. When I would look in the Event Viewer of the TS I
>> > could see 3 other printers try to make a connection or
>> > atleast leaving error messages in the event viewer. I went
>> > ahead and added those print drivers and then my remote RDC
>> > Client could print on those 3 printers. I did not see the HP
>> > 1300 asking for a connection or making any eror message in
>> > the TS event viewer. We nver got the HP 1300 to work. THe
>> > guy on the client machine was thinking he needs to have that
>> > printer shared. Is this True??????? Why did not the HP 1300
>> > try to find it's drivers on the Terminal Server?????
>> >
>> >
>> > Many Thanks to all,
>> > fox7
 
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