local printers

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Dave

I've got a client connecting to a W2k3 server using XP's RDP client. I had
seen errors in the server's System event log indicating that his local
printers were seen but no drivers were installed, so I installed them on the
server, and the client's local printers were available next time he
connected. All except one printer, a Panasonic DP-3520 copier that doubles
as a network laser printer - it doesn't even show up in the event log as
having no drivers available, as if the printer doesn't even exist. What's
unique about it is it's the only printer that is accessible by IP only. All
other printers are either directly connected to the client PC by USB or
shared to him from another PC in his LAN that has the printer directly
connected. Would the fact that this printer is only network accessible be
causing the trouble? I don't see a hard reason why, but it's all I can think
of.

I've tried both the GDI and PDL versions of the DP-3520 driver from
Panasonic's site, installing one and then the other on the server, but given
that the server doesn't even notice that the RDP client has such a printer,
the drivers aren't doing anything.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dave
 
Hi,
if the printer is connected to a "non-standard" (LPT, COM) port then
you might want to add the following into the client's registry
to connect all printers, not only those with standard ports.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server
Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR]
"FilterQueueType"=dword:ffffffff

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server
Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR]
"FilterQueueType"=dword:ffffffff

Dalibor

Dave píše:
 
Hi,
if your printer is connected to a non-standard port on the
client (standard=LPT, COM,...) then it might help adding
the following to the client's registry.
This will try to redirect all the printers, regardless of the port.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server
Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR]
"FilterQueueType"=dword:ffffffff

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server
Client\Default\AddIns\RDPDR]
"FilterQueueType"=dword:ffffffff



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