Remote Desktop/local printers

External Since: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 97

I have a notebook at a remote office that connects to main office via pair of
VPN routers. Local printers on remote notebook appear in printer list when
connected to 1 XP Pro box in main office but not when connected to another XP
Pro box at main office. Local printer (remote) in question is attached to a
desktop at the remote office and served by it. Suggestions to have local
printers appear on 1st main office XP box?? Thanks in advance.

External Since: Mar 12, 2006 Posts: 97

Same printer. Notebook in remote office and in same remote office LAN is a
desktop that has printer attached via LPT1 port. Notebook prints to this
printer fine on the LAN. This notebook connects across VPN (IPSec tunnel) to
desktop A in main office Remote Desktop and sees no local printers. Same
notebook connects to desktop B in same LAN as desktop A and does successfully
see the local printer mentioned above.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

> Are they the same printer? Or check this post,
>
> Solved: TCP/IP printer is not ...thou remote desktop. The problem is, the printer is only mapped when using LPT and not mapped using a local tcp/it port. I do not have a local print ...
> www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=203&sid=9b5ac30725a7c407...e18a980
>
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> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>