Printing while using Remote desktop Connection

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Guy

I was wondering if anyone out there could help me figure
out how to print to a local printer from a remote
connection.
 
Which OS on the TS and the client? Which version of the rdp
client?
Which type of printer? How does it connect to the local client?
Without these details it is difficult to give you precise help.

Make sure that printer redirection is enabled on the server and
the client side. Open a rdp connection to your TS. If the printer
is not autocreated in your session, check the Eventlog on the TS
to find the reason.
If the TS logs Event 1111, you have to map the local printer
driver name to a native printer driver on the server, by creating
a custom ntprintsubs.inf file. Explained here:

239088 - Windows 2000 Terminal Services Server Logs Events 1111,
1105, and 1106
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239088
 
Guy said:
I was wondering if anyone out there could help me figure
out how to print to a local printer from a remote
connection.
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In order to get my clients to print to their local printer in TS 2003,
I take their local printer and share it out on the network in AD.
Then I use the UNC path to their workstation when creating the printer
to point to the new local share.

This adds a new network printer in the TS session which they can print
to locally.

Keep in mind that some printer drivers out there are not TS-compatible
(even if they work locally).
 
(e-mail address removed) (Chad Wickenheiser) wrote on 24 sep 2004 in
microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.clients:
In order to get my clients to print to their local printer in TS
2003, I take their local printer and share it out on the network
in AD. Then I use the UNC path to their workstation when
creating the printer to point to the new local share.

This adds a new network printer in the TS session which they can
print to locally.

Keep in mind that some printer drivers out there are not
TS-compatible (even if they work locally).
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This should not be necessary at all!
Redirection of local printers is automatic. Just make sure you run
at least rdp client 5.2, and map unrecognized printer drivers to a
native driver on the server. No need to share your local printer
and create it by hand in the session.
 
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