Remote Desktop Connection Printer redirection not working XP/2003svr

[wallsfd949]

I've got 3 boxes I connect to remotely, 2 are Windows Server 2003, 1 is Windows 2000 Server.

I need the ability to print locally to a printer connected to my Windows XP workstation. I have an HP PSC 2410v printer (no postscript drivers installed). I cannot see this printer on any of the above machines using Remote Desktop Connections and enabling all the Local Devices under Local Resources. I can see the local disks on the W2k3 boxes, but I can't see my printer on any of them.

I've seen 1 mention that RDC only allows PS printers to be used remotely. Is this true or is there something I need to enable on the servers?

 

[mobilecommand]

install the driver in the windows servers..

99 percent of the time in all terminal server, citrix, rdp sessions printers are always a issue of driver..

The bigger question is how is the printer attached to your pc, USB, Printer port, or network

rdp will not remap usb, its its printer port just update the driver on the server if you are not using a builtin windows driver..
or you can try this

on your pc share out the printer - connect to server - go to a cmd prompt and type this net use lp1: \\pc name\printer share name - on server run add printer wizard and connect to lpt1..

 

[wallsfd949]

it is attached via USB to my workstation. If I read your post correctly, RDP local printing will not work with USB printers or will not remap them? Is there a difference?

 

[mobilecommand]

RDP will not remap usb.. Maybe in newer versions of the client but none that i am aware of right now..

What you can do if you are on the local Lan of the servers you can just add the printer via a unc path

 

[djdrastic]

Yeah Share the printer, and then create a "local" port on the server is what I do on the USB Printers ATM

 

[wallsfd949]

Originally posted by: djdrastic
Yeah Share the printer, and then create a "local" port on the server is what I do on the USB Printers ATM

Will this work over WAN if the client and server are on different LANs each behind a router or do I need to establish a VPN?

 

[wallsfd949]

Here is what I did to get this to work. Please check me and make sure I'm not going to mess myself up.

The workstation is at my house, the server is at our remote office.

I shared my USB printer over the LAN as \\{workstation}\hp2400
cmd
net use lpt1: \\{workstation}\hp2400 /Persistent:Yes

Add new printer via Add Printer wizard (unfortunately I can't just get a PSC2410 driver from HP, they want to install the whole software package). So I chose PSC750. test page looks like crap, but hey - I'm just trying to see if this will work.

Login to remote w2k3 server and yep, there it is.


Is this a way to get it to work (provided I have the drivers for the printer)?

Thanks


[edit]

I'm going to ask this, it may be a dumb question, but....

The printer I have is an HP PSC 2410v. I've read conflicting reports with the above posts indicating that USB connected printers will show up if the drivers are on the server. Then I check my even viewer on both machines to see:

[Windows Server 2003]
Driver hp psc 2400 series fax required for printer hp psc 2400 series fax is unknown. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at


[Windows 2000 Server]
Driver hp psc 2400 series fax required for printer hp psc 2400 series fax is unknown. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again.


So it does see and try to mount my printer, but since the drivers are not on the server, no go. And because HP has some stupid install program I don't have legitimate drivers.

 

[djdrastic]

1)Either try and browse for the printers and try and right click connect to the printer to isntall the driver
2)Try and isntall the printer on the servers as a local printer and try and point them to the local file distribution / driver share to install the drivers .Delete the printer from the server , but don't let the server delete the drivers

ps I've had rotten luck with hp dj drivers lately over ts 🙁 You might have to check hp's website . Sometimes they supply a "base" driver which enables print only functionality that you seem to seek