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Guest Roget168
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Windows 2003 standard w/ XP clients. All of our printers are networked so

we install the printers on the terminal server. Is there a way to block

clients from redirecting their local printer into the terminal side using GP?

 

Thanks in advance.

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Guest Jeff Pitsch
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Re: Block Printer Redirections w/ Group Policy

 

Yes it's under computer config/admin templates/windows components/terminal

services/client/server data redirection.

 

And you want print drivers on your servers?

 

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Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"Roget168" <Roget168@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Windows 2003 standard w/ XP clients. All of our printers are networked

> so

> we install the printers on the terminal server. Is there a way to block

> clients from redirecting their local printer into the terminal side using

> GP?

>

> Thanks in advance.

Guest Roget Luo
Posted

Re: Block Printer Redirections w/ Group Policy

 

I have loaded the printers individually on the terminal server. Found it

much more easier and stable to print from the end user's stand point. Bring

the printers from the client printer folder for whatever reason doesn't work

as well in Microsoft terminal sessions.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

news:eB87BLA%23IHA.4456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Yes it's under computer config/admin templates/windows components/terminal

> services/client/server data redirection.

>

> And you want print drivers on your servers?

>

> --

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

> "Roget168" <Roget168@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:24A22EE4-397D-4628-BD38-A047AB7EB75F@microsoft.com...

>> Windows 2003 standard w/ XP clients. All of our printers are networked

>> so

>> we install the printers on the terminal server. Is there a way to block

>> clients from redirecting their local printer into the terminal side using

>> GP?

>>

>> Thanks in advance.

>

>

Guest Jeff Pitsch
Posted

Re: Block Printer Redirections w/ Group Policy

 

I have to respectfully disagree autocreated printers work just fine.

Putting print drivers on the print server is a recipe for disaster.

Fallback drivers or Easy print (if Win2k8 TS) are the way to go. Otherwise

3rd party universal print drivers are perfect and cut down on almost al

issues with TS. The #1 culprit that causes issues with TS is printer

drivers.

 

good luck. Hopefully you'll be an exception to the rule.

 

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Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"Roget Luo" <roget168@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:%2340OqoE%23IHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I have loaded the printers individually on the terminal server. Found it

>much more easier and stable to print from the end user's stand point.

>Bring the printers from the client printer folder for whatever reason

>doesn't work as well in Microsoft terminal sessions.

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

> news:eB87BLA%23IHA.4456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Yes it's under computer config/admin templates/windows

>> components/terminal services/client/server data redirection.

>>

>> And you want print drivers on your servers?

>>

>> --

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>>

>> "Roget168" <Roget168@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:24A22EE4-397D-4628-BD38-A047AB7EB75F@microsoft.com...

>>> Windows 2003 standard w/ XP clients. All of our printers are networked

>>> so

>>> we install the printers on the terminal server. Is there a way to block

>>> clients from redirecting their local printer into the terminal side

>>> using GP?

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance.

>>

>>

>

>


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