Remote User needs access to local ports

[Guest Jeff]

I have a remote user who VPNs in to our network via an internet circuit.

Unfortunately this VPN connection is too slow to run a few of his

applications so we decided to set him up with a remote desktop connection.

However, the specific application that he uses downloads information from the

local COM port on his computer. When he goes to do this through Terminal

Services, I believe the application is looking at the COM port of the PC that

is running Terminal Services - not the COM port of his local PC. This could

be a huge deal breaker if he can't download data from his COM port while

using remote desktop. Does anyone know if there is any way at all to do this?

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Remote User needs access to local ports

 

Have you allowed COM port redirection on the server and enabled it on

the client?

 

Check here for more info:

 

How can I verify that my local COM ports are redirected?

http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_client_resources.htm#verify_COM_ports

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZg==?= <Jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27

nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I have a remote user who VPNs in to our network via an internet

> circuit. Unfortunately this VPN connection is too slow to run a

> few of his applications so we decided to set him up with a

> remote desktop connection. However, the specific application

> that he uses downloads information from the local COM port on

> his computer. When he goes to do this through Terminal Services,

> I believe the application is looking at the COM port of the PC

> that is running Terminal Services - not the COM port of his

> local PC. This could be a huge deal breaker if he can't download

> data from his COM port while using remote desktop. Does anyone

> know if there is any way at all to do this?