Print redirection

[OCS1]

Ok ...here is the scenario:

Server 2000 in location A running terminal services- as well as several workstations

Several workstations in location B that connect remotely to the Terminal Server in location A.

The workstations in location A want to be able to print to a printer in location B that is attached to a workstation.

From the Terminal server, is there any way that I can permanently map a TS port to the printer in location B? I have tried to set up the printer this way, but every time the user logs off, the connection to the printer is lost.

What is the best way to accomplish this?

 

[w33mhz]

well i'm not sure exactly if there is an always map default local printer option in regular TS, there is in citrix. But another way, kind of a cryptic way is to log in to the local server as Administrator and add the local printers of the workstations, this should cause them all to show up when anybody logs into the workstation, and depending on how many, you could just give perms to print to each printer by user so you don't get people printing to someone else's printer.

Another way (i'm not sure if i keeps the mapping in TS, i'm a citrix guy), is to go the log way around and go through printers and faxes, add new printer, add network printer, leave the first option checked and leave the box blank, click next and see if you can drill down through the client network and add the locally attached printer of the client, and set that printer as default. This process would need to be done for each of he users, of course.

A third way would be create a startup script for each user and have it map the particular printer each time they log in.