Remote desktop printing over VPN

[Chad]

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I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
from my home computer. I am running this over VPN Tunnel.
I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
allow me to have the same IP address every time I
connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
want to be able to print to from my office computer. So I
shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
office computer and sent a test page with no problem.

I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit the
Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
the next part.

So now for the hard part!

On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
there any way to make this happen?

 

[Guest]

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Since you added the printer manually have you tried
clicking the Local Printer option in the Remote Desktop
settings? Now that you have added it remotely maybe it
will recognize it when you connect, and by default with
that Printer option checked in the remote desktop settings
it makes your local printer the default printer while you
are logged on.

>-----Original Message-----
>I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
>from my home computer. I am running this over VPN Tunnel.
>I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
>allow me to have the same IP address every time I
>connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
>want to be able to print to from my office computer. So I
>shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
>with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
>office computer and sent a test page with no problem.
>
>I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit the
>Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
>Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
>added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
>network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
>the next part.
>
>So now for the hard part!
>
>On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
>default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
>printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
>default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
>there any way to make this happen?
>
>
>
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

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I like anonymous' suggestion. If the driver wasn't available when you first
tried this, and is now, it may just work.

OTOH, do a google search for an MSKB article using the keys DOT4 and XP and
RDP.

I'm unclear whether the regedit in this article will allow networked
printers to be redirected or not. Can you try it out (you must reboot after
making the registry change) and let us know?

"chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2c4301c47e1c$32875310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
> from my home computer. I am running this over VPN Tunnel.
> I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
> allow me to have the same IP address every time I
> connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
> want to be able to print to from my office computer. So I
> shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
> with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
> office computer and sent a test page with no problem.
>
> I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit the
> Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
> Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
> added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
> network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
> the next part.
>
> So now for the hard part!
>
> On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
> default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
> printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
> default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
> there any way to make this happen?
>
>
>
>
>

 

[Chad]

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I changed the reg as shown in Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article - 302361 but still no luck
>-----Original Message-----
>I like anonymous' suggestion. If the driver wasn't
available when you first
>tried this, and is now, it may just work.
>
>OTOH, do a google search for an MSKB article using the
keys DOT4 and XP and
>RDP.
>
>I'm unclear whether the regedit in this article will
allow networked
>printers to be redirected or not. Can you try it out
(you must reboot after
>making the registry change) and let us know?
>
>"chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:2c4301c47e1c$32875310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
>> from my home computer. I am running this over VPN
Tunnel.
>> I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
>> allow me to have the same IP address every time I
>> connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
>> want to be able to print to from my office computer. So
I
>> shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
>> with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
>> office computer and sent a test page with no problem.
>>
>> I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit
the
>> Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
>> Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
>> added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
>> network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
>> the next part.
>>
>> So now for the hard part!
>>
>> On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
>> default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
>> printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
>> default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
>> there any way to make this happen?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Sorry to hear that.

I do see peer-to-peer shared printers redirected, but I haven't tested from
a location with a direct IP-connected printer to see what works or doesn't.

I don't think I know of any way to do your original request via simple batch
scripts. I would think that resetting the default printer would be within
the grasp of Windows Scripting Host, but don't know how to get that
information--you might try a newsgroup devoted to scripting. Once you have
a script, you could set a button on the desktop to do it manually (by visual
prompt) when you connect, or you may be able to figure out a way to set it
to execute as you connect and disconnect.

"chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51ab01c480a5$05a75cb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I changed the reg as shown in Microsoft Knowledge Base
> Article - 302361 but still no luck
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I like anonymous' suggestion. If the driver wasn't
> available when you first
>>tried this, and is now, it may just work.
>>
>>OTOH, do a google search for an MSKB article using the
> keys DOT4 and XP and
>>RDP.
>>
>>I'm unclear whether the regedit in this article will
> allow networked
>>printers to be redirected or not. Can you try it out
> (you must reboot after
>>making the registry change) and let us know?
>>
>>"chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:2c4301c47e1c$32875310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
>>> from my home computer. I am running this over VPN
> Tunnel.
>>> I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
>>> allow me to have the same IP address every time I
>>> connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
>>> want to be able to print to from my office computer. So
> I
>>> shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
>>> with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
>>> office computer and sent a test page with no problem.
>>>
>>> I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit
> the
>>> Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
>>> Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
>>> added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
>>> network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
>>> the next part.
>>>
>>> So now for the hard part!
>>>
>>> On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
>>> default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
>>> printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
>>> default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
>>> there any way to make this happen?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

It is my experience that printer redirection is a hit or miss affair. It may
depend on whether your remote computer is behind a firewall or not, and it
may depend on the printer driver manufacturere. Generally speaking, I have
heard that a great number of printer synchronization issues are resolved when
the server is updated to Windows Server 2003 so that none of the registry
hacking has to be done.

"Bill Sanderson" wrote:

> Sorry to hear that.
>
> I do see peer-to-peer shared printers redirected, but I haven't tested from
> a location with a direct IP-connected printer to see what works or doesn't.
>
> I don't think I know of any way to do your original request via simple batch
> scripts. I would think that resetting the default printer would be within
> the grasp of Windows Scripting Host, but don't know how to get that
> information--you might try a newsgroup devoted to scripting. Once you have
> a script, you could set a button on the desktop to do it manually (by visual
> prompt) when you connect, or you may be able to figure out a way to set it
> to execute as you connect and disconnect.
>
> "chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51ab01c480a5$05a75cb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >I changed the reg as shown in Microsoft Knowledge Base
> > Article - 302361 but still no luck
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>I like anonymous' suggestion. If the driver wasn't
> > available when you first
> >>tried this, and is now, it may just work.
> >>
> >>OTOH, do a google search for an MSKB article using the
> > keys DOT4 and XP and
> >>RDP.
> >>
> >>I'm unclear whether the regedit in this article will
> > allow networked
> >>printers to be redirected or not. Can you try it out
> > (you must reboot after
> >>making the registry change) and let us know?
> >>
> >>"chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> >>news:2c4301c47e1c$32875310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
> >>> from my home computer. I am running this over VPN
> > Tunnel.
> >>> I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
> >>> allow me to have the same IP address every time I
> >>> connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
> >>> want to be able to print to from my office computer. So
> > I
> >>> shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
> >>> with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
> >>> office computer and sent a test page with no problem.
> >>>
> >>> I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit
> > the
> >>> Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
> >>> Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
> >>> added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
> >>> network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
> >>> the next part.
> >>>
> >>> So now for the hard part!
> >>>
> >>> On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
> >>> default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
> >>> printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
> >>> default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
> >>> there any way to make this happen?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

I don't think it is too arcane, and I don't believe updating the host to
Server 2003 changes which port types are redirected at the client end, which
is the issue here, I think.

However, I have heard folks say that it started working when they updated
printer drivers at the client end, which is confusing. I suspect this means
that the driver description string then matched the one available at the
host, so it all worked. The unmatching situation should be diagnosable via
System event log messages at the host, but not many folks know to look for
those.


"Ralph Howarth" <Ralph Howarth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8CD5505C-929C-4523-9219-A97E6853D77D@microsoft.com...
> It is my experience that printer redirection is a hit or miss affair. It
> may
> depend on whether your remote computer is behind a firewall or not, and it
> may depend on the printer driver manufacturere. Generally speaking, I
> have
> heard that a great number of printer synchronization issues are resolved
> when
> the server is updated to Windows Server 2003 so that none of the registry
> hacking has to be done.
>
> "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
>
>> Sorry to hear that.
>>
>> I do see peer-to-peer shared printers redirected, but I haven't tested
>> from
>> a location with a direct IP-connected printer to see what works or
>> doesn't.
>>
>> I don't think I know of any way to do your original request via simple
>> batch
>> scripts. I would think that resetting the default printer would be
>> within
>> the grasp of Windows Scripting Host, but don't know how to get that
>> information--you might try a newsgroup devoted to scripting. Once you
>> have
>> a script, you could set a button on the desktop to do it manually (by
>> visual
>> prompt) when you connect, or you may be able to figure out a way to set
>> it
>> to execute as you connect and disconnect.
>>
>> "chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:51ab01c480a5$05a75cb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >I changed the reg as shown in Microsoft Knowledge Base
>> > Article - 302361 but still no luck
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>I like anonymous' suggestion. If the driver wasn't
>> > available when you first
>> >>tried this, and is now, it may just work.
>> >>
>> >>OTOH, do a google search for an MSKB article using the
>> > keys DOT4 and XP and
>> >>RDP.
>> >>
>> >>I'm unclear whether the regedit in this article will
>> > allow networked
>> >>printers to be redirected or not. Can you try it out
>> > (you must reboot after
>> >>making the registry change) and let us know?
>> >>
>> >>"chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > message
>> >>news:2c4301c47e1c$32875310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >>>I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
>> >>> from my home computer. I am running this over VPN
>> > Tunnel.
>> >>> I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
>> >>> allow me to have the same IP address every time I
>> >>> connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
>> >>> want to be able to print to from my office computer. So
>> > I
>> >>> shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
>> >>> with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
>> >>> office computer and sent a test page with no problem.
>> >>>
>> >>> I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit
>> > the
>> >>> Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
>> >>> Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
>> >>> added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
>> >>> network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
>> >>> the next part.
>> >>>
>> >>> So now for the hard part!
>> >>>
>> >>> On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
>> >>> default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
>> >>> printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
>> >>> default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
>> >>> there any way to make this happen?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

 

[Guest]

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Good point. It can be both ways: server driver update and client driver
update. I did have to install the driver for my home printer on to the
server. In any case, you are right that the driver installation has to be
"equal" on both the client and the server.

"Bill Sanderson" wrote:

> I don't think it is too arcane, and I don't believe updating the host to
> Server 2003 changes which port types are redirected at the client end, which
> is the issue here, I think.
>
> However, I have heard folks say that it started working when they updated
> printer drivers at the client end, which is confusing. I suspect this means
> that the driver description string then matched the one available at the
> host, so it all worked. The unmatching situation should be diagnosable via
> System event log messages at the host, but not many folks know to look for
> those.
>
>
> "Ralph Howarth" <Ralph Howarth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8CD5505C-929C-4523-9219-A97E6853D77D@microsoft.com...
> > It is my experience that printer redirection is a hit or miss affair. It
> > may
> > depend on whether your remote computer is behind a firewall or not, and it
> > may depend on the printer driver manufacturere. Generally speaking, I
> > have
> > heard that a great number of printer synchronization issues are resolved
> > when
> > the server is updated to Windows Server 2003 so that none of the registry
> > hacking has to be done.
> >
> > "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry to hear that.
> >>
> >> I do see peer-to-peer shared printers redirected, but I haven't tested
> >> from
> >> a location with a direct IP-connected printer to see what works or
> >> doesn't.
> >>
> >> I don't think I know of any way to do your original request via simple
> >> batch
> >> scripts. I would think that resetting the default printer would be
> >> within
> >> the grasp of Windows Scripting Host, but don't know how to get that
> >> information--you might try a newsgroup devoted to scripting. Once you
> >> have
> >> a script, you could set a button on the desktop to do it manually (by
> >> visual
> >> prompt) when you connect, or you may be able to figure out a way to set
> >> it
> >> to execute as you connect and disconnect.
> >>
> >> "chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:51ab01c480a5$05a75cb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >I changed the reg as shown in Microsoft Knowledge Base
> >> > Article - 302361 but still no luck
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>I like anonymous' suggestion. If the driver wasn't
> >> > available when you first
> >> >>tried this, and is now, it may just work.
> >> >>
> >> >>OTOH, do a google search for an MSKB article using the
> >> > keys DOT4 and XP and
> >> >>RDP.
> >> >>
> >> >>I'm unclear whether the regedit in this article will
> >> > allow networked
> >> >>printers to be redirected or not. Can you try it out
> >> > (you must reboot after
> >> >>making the registry change) and let us know?
> >> >>
> >> >>"chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> > message
> >> >>news:2c4301c47e1c$32875310$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >>>I am using Remote Desktop to work on my office computer
> >> >>> from my home computer. I am running this over VPN
> >> > Tunnel.
> >> >>> I have created a special VPN_Group in my PIX that will
> >> >>> allow me to have the same IP address every time I
> >> >>> connect. I also have an hp 4300 printer at home that I
> >> >>> want to be able to print to from my office computer. So
> >> > I
> >> >>> shared the HP 4300 and I connected to my office computer
> >> >>> with Remote Desktop. I then installed the printer on my
> >> >>> office computer and sent a test page with no problem.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I know what you are thinking! Why didn't he just edit
> >> > the
> >> >>> Remote Desktop connection, click on the Local Resources
> >> >>> Tab and select printers? Well I tried that but it never
> >> >>> added my printer so I decided to just install it as a
> >> >>> network printer. If I could fix this part I would't need
> >> >>> the next part.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> So now for the hard part!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On my office computer I have a cannon printer as my
> >> >>> default printer and I now have my HP 4300 as a secondary
> >> >>> printer. I would like to somehow make my HP 4300 the
> >> >>> default as soon as I connect using Remote Desktop. Is
> >> >>> there any way to make this happen?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>.
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>