Printing with Terminal server

[Guest jennyjen]

Hi everyone!

 

Here is my setup, hoping you can lend a hand.

 

remote office of two people using a simple linksys router to connect two

laptops which they use to log into Terminal server (located in a different

city) They also have a all in one laserjet printer that i want to hook up for

them to share. It is network ready and i have plugged it into the router and

given it a static IP Address. I have their Remote Desktop Connection set to

bring printers from the local machine to the terminal server, However when

they sign into TS nothing get redirected. Any advice on how to set this

printer up so they can use it?

 

Thanks,

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Printing with Terminal server

 

Have you checked the EventLog on the TS? Most likely, the server

doesn't have a driver for the printer.

I would *not* install a 3rd party driver for this printer on the

server, since most of them are not TS compatible and can easily

crash your spooler. Especially for all-in-one printers.

Check here to see if HP has a TS compatible driver:

 

HP Printers Supported in Citrix MetaFrame Presentation and Terminal

Server Environments

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?

objectID=c00213455

 

Just to rule out other causes:

Is the printer defined on their workstations as a network printer?

Are they using rdp client version 5.2 or higher (comes with Server

2003, enabled redirection of network printers)?

 

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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?amVubnlqZW4=?= <jennyjen@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 15 apr 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi everyone!

>

> Here is my setup, hoping you can lend a hand.

>

> remote office of two people using a simple linksys router to

> connect two laptops which they use to log into Terminal server

> (located in a different city) They also have a all in one

> laserjet printer that i want to hook up for them to share. It

> is network ready and i have plugged it into the router and given

> it a static IP Address. I have their Remote Desktop Connection

> set to bring printers from the local machine to the terminal

> server, However when they sign into TS nothing get redirected.

> Any advice on how to set this printer up so they can use it?

>

> Thanks,

[Guest moncho]

Re: Printing with Terminal server

 

jennyjen wrote:

> Hi everyone!

>

> Here is my setup, hoping you can lend a hand.

>

> remote office of two people using a simple linksys router to connect two

> laptops which they use to log into Terminal server (located in a different

> city) They also have a all in one laserjet printer that i want to hook up for

> them to share. It is network ready and i have plugged it into the router and

> given it a static IP Address. I have their Remote Desktop Connection set to

> bring printers from the local machine to the terminal server, However when

> they sign into TS nothing get redirected. Any advice on how to set this

> printer up so they can use it?

>

> Thanks,

 

In addition to what Vera stated, this may sound like a dumb

question, are the two users able to print to this printer

locally from their workstations (i.e. MS Word, Notepad)?

 

If yes, it may be a printer driver issue.

 

moncho