Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 "darius" <noone@here.invalid> wrote in message news:36537429840.8554256396.39644@msnews.microsoft.com... > 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?
Guest smlunatick Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 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.
Guest darius Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 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
Guest darius Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 Re: cannot access local disks in remote desktop "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.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 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.
Guest Mike L Posted September 24, 2008 Posted September 24, 2008 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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