W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirection helper" options?

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirection helper" options?

 

Hi - I've got a SonicWALL SSLVPN 2000 appliance configured at a client site,

set up to allow RD access to a W2003 Terminal Services box on the domain.

Haven't deployed it yet as I'm still testing.

 

I have done the usual lockdown stuff, and have ensured that printer

redirection is enabled on the server & works, but I'm always nervous about

this. There will be a variety of users connecting from a variety of

different clients/networks, and although we'll do our best to issue edicts

about what kinds of printers will be allowed, I know we'll run into some

that simply won't work.

 

I know there are several printer redirection helper thingies out there

(universal drivers, etc) but it doesn't appear that the ones I've looked at

will work unless we're doing a straight RDP-client-to-server connection, and

not via the SonicWALL SSL VPN box as we'll be doing.

 

This is a client with minimal on-site tech support, and I'd like to find

something simple I can install on the server & deploy to any remote clients,

that will make their printing more likely to approach "seamless."

 

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

[Guest moncho]

Re: W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirectionhelper" options?

 

Re: W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirectionhelper" options?

 

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

> Hi - I've got a SonicWALL SSLVPN 2000 appliance configured at a client site,

> set up to allow RD access to a W2003 Terminal Services box on the domain.

> Haven't deployed it yet as I'm still testing.

>

> I have done the usual lockdown stuff, and have ensured that printer

> redirection is enabled on the server & works, but I'm always nervous about

> this. There will be a variety of users connecting from a variety of

> different clients/networks, and although we'll do our best to issue edicts

> about what kinds of printers will be allowed, I know we'll run into some

> that simply won't work.

>

> I know there are several printer redirection helper thingies out there

> (universal drivers, etc) but it doesn't appear that the ones I've looked at

> will work unless we're doing a straight RDP-client-to-server connection, and

> not via the SonicWALL SSL VPN box as we'll be doing.

>

> This is a client with minimal on-site tech support, and I'd like to find

> something simple I can install on the server & deploy to any remote clients,

> that will make their printing more likely to approach "seamless."

>

> Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

 

Google (thinprint "SSL VPN") without the parenthesis.

 

ThinPrint has a forum post about how to get ThinPrint to work

through a Web client RDP connection. The only thing is, I do

not know if it is worth it to you.

 

That is about all I could come up with.

 

OT - How do you like your SW SSL-VPN 2000? I currently use

one here and think it is a nice product.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirection helper" options?

 

Re: W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirection helper" options?

 

moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote:

> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

>> Hi - I've got a SonicWALL SSLVPN 2000 appliance configured at a

>> client site, set up to allow RD access to a W2003 Terminal Services

>> box on the domain. Haven't deployed it yet as I'm still testing.

>>

>> I have done the usual lockdown stuff, and have ensured that printer

>> redirection is enabled on the server & works, but I'm always nervous

>> about this. There will be a variety of users connecting from a

>> variety of different clients/networks, and although we'll do our

>> best to issue edicts about what kinds of printers will be allowed, I

>> know we'll run into some that simply won't work.

>>

>> I know there are several printer redirection helper thingies out

>> there (universal drivers, etc) but it doesn't appear that the ones

>> I've looked at will work unless we're doing a straight

>> RDP-client-to-server connection, and not via the SonicWALL SSL VPN

>> box as we'll be doing. This is a client with minimal on-site tech

>> support, and I'd like to

>> find something simple I can install on the server & deploy to any

>> remote clients, that will make their printing more likely to

>> approach "seamless." Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

>

> Google (thinprint "SSL VPN") without the parenthesis.

>

> ThinPrint has a forum post about how to get ThinPrint to work

> through a Web client RDP connection. The only thing is, I do

> not know if it is worth it to you.

 

I'll try contacting them - it looks like it might be a pain, though. Thanks

for the advice.

>

> That is about all I could come up with.

>

> OT - How do you like your SW SSL-VPN 2000? I currently use

> one here and think it is a nice product.

 

I'm quite fond of it overall - really works nicely. I hope they work out

some of the minor inconveniences in later firmware revisions, tho - such as

the ability to sort bookmarks, and control access via AD groups. It's not

perfect, but it's pretty nice!

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirection helper" options?

 

Re: W2003 TS via SonicWALL SSL VPN - third party "printer redirection helper" options?

 

Update - at bottom of post

> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:

> moncho <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote:

>> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:

>>> Hi - I've got a SonicWALL SSLVPN 2000 appliance configured at a

>>> client site, set up to allow RD access to a W2003 Terminal Services

>>> box on the domain. Haven't deployed it yet as I'm still testing.

>>>

>>> I have done the usual lockdown stuff, and have ensured that printer

>>> redirection is enabled on the server & works, but I'm always nervous

>>> about this. There will be a variety of users connecting from a

>>> variety of different clients/networks, and although we'll do our

>>> best to issue edicts about what kinds of printers will be allowed, I

>>> know we'll run into some that simply won't work.

>>>

>>> I know there are several printer redirection helper thingies out

>>> there (universal drivers, etc) but it doesn't appear that the ones

>>> I've looked at will work unless we're doing a straight

>>> RDP-client-to-server connection, and not via the SonicWALL SSL VPN

>>> box as we'll be doing. This is a client with minimal on-site tech

>>> support, and I'd like to

>>> find something simple I can install on the server & deploy to any

>>> remote clients, that will make their printing more likely to

>>> approach "seamless." Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

>>

>> Google (thinprint "SSL VPN") without the parenthesis.

>>

>> ThinPrint has a forum post about how to get ThinPrint to work

>> through a Web client RDP connection. The only thing is, I do

>> not know if it is worth it to you.

>

> I'll try contacting them - it looks like it might be a pain, though.

> Thanks for the advice.

>>

>> That is about all I could come up with.

>>

>> OT - How do you like your SW SSL-VPN 2000? I currently use

>> one here and think it is a nice product.

>

> I'm quite fond of it overall - really works nicely. I hope they work

> out some of the minor inconveniences in later firmware revisions, tho

> - such as the ability to sort bookmarks, and control access via AD

> groups. It's not perfect, but it's pretty nice!

 

If anyone's curious / following, I found that using the SonicWALL SSL VPN to

launch NetExtender, allows me to use the RDP client & Tricerat Screwdriver

to effect what I wish. Not as seamless as I'd like, but it does work.