UltraVNC but with pass though printer support?

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ToddAndMargo

Hi All,

Are there any VNC programs out there, like Ultra VNC,
but with Pass Through Printer support (like GoToMyPC)?

Many thanks,
-T
 
ToddAndMargo said:
Are there any VNC programs out there, like Ultra VNC,
but with Pass Through Printer support (like GoToMyPC)?
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So is the real question on how to remotely access your computer without
having to pay for it as with GoToMyPc after the free trial expires? If
so, use LogMeIn.

https://secure.logmein.com/solutions/homeuser/personal/

You didn't mention if you were looking for a business or personal remote
access solution.

Or do you really want to use some variation of VNC? If so, how are you
keeping track of your computer's (or router's) IP address so you can
connect a VNC client back to the VNC server running on your computer?
Also using DynDNS or No-IP for that?
 
ToddAndMargo said:
I want some variation of VNC. A plug-in will do fine.
I just want to print.

-T
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Are you asking how to use the remote printer (on the host to which you
connect)?

Or are you asking how to use the Print function in an application and
then have it printed on the remote printer (on the host to which you
conenct)?

I would think while connected to the remote host that any print
operation there would use whatever printer(s) were connected or
available to that remote host. You are on the remote host, and any
application ran there would have access to whatever printers were
defined there.

If you are trying to print locally but have the output sent to the
remote host's printer, why not use file/printer sharing in Windows?
Alternatively, you could print to a file, transfer the file to the
remote host, and then print it from there.

Or are you trying to print on the remote host and have the output
printed on a local printer (on the host you are using)? Well,
file/print sharing could still be used along with printing to a file and
transferring to your local host and printing from there.

Also, RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) is supported in Windows XP and you
can elect to use your local printers and/or drives when connected to the
remote host. Don't know if that is the OS on both hosts other than you
posted in a Windows XP newsgroup. You would need to enable RDP on the
remote host along with setting an exclusion for port 3389 on the remote
host for unsolicited inbound connections. You would use the RDP client
on your local host to connect to the remote host along with sharing your
local printers and/or drives over that RDP connection. I suspect you
must have the same printer drivers installed on the remote host as you
have on your local host so when printing from an application on the
remote host that it knows how to format the output so your local printer
can handle it.
 
VanguardLH said:
Are you asking how to use the remote printer (on the host to which you
connect)?
Click to expand...

No. Only want pass through printer support in VNC
Or are you asking how to use the Print function in an application and
then have it printed on the remote printer (on the host to which you
conenct)?
Click to expand...

No. Only want pass through printer support in VNC
I would think while connected to the remote host that any print
operation there would use whatever printer(s) were connected or
available to that remote host. You are on the remote host, and any
application ran there would have access to whatever printers were
defined there.

If you are trying to print locally but have the output sent to the
remote host's printer, why not use file/printer sharing in Windows?
Alternatively, you could print to a file, transfer the file to the
remote host, and then print it from there.
Click to expand...

Only want pass through printer support in VNC
Or are you trying to print on the remote host and have the output
printed on a local printer (on the host you are using)? Well,
file/print sharing could still be used along with printing to a file and
transferring to your local host and printing from there.
Click to expand...

No. Only want pass through printer support in VNC
Also, RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) is supported in Windows XP and you
can elect to use your local printers and/or drives when connected to the
remote host. Don't know if that is the OS on both hosts other than you
posted in a Windows XP newsgroup. You would need to enable RDP on the
remote host along with setting an exclusion for port 3389 on the remote
host for unsolicited inbound connections. You would use the RDP client
on your local host to connect to the remote host along with sharing your
local printers and/or drives over that RDP connection. I suspect you
must have the same printer drivers installed on the remote host as you
have on your local host so when printing from an application on the
remote host that it knows how to format the output so your local printer
can handle it.
Click to expand...

No. RDP is not VNC. Only want pass through printer support in VNC.

I know there may be several ways to work around this. In this
posting, I am only looking for pass through printer support in any
of the VNC variations.

Anyone know of a VNC variation that supports pass through printing
or has a plugin to do such?

Many thanks,
-T
 
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