Hello All,
A quick intro from me – I work in IT support in a healthcare environment and I’m a long time reader (but a noob poster) on TR. I’ve certainly benefitted in the past from the pool of tech (and other) knowhow around here and maybe MAYBE I can even contribute something in return 🙂
Back to my issue: I’m trying to get my head around a printer setup problem. I’m aware of the basic 2 ways to set up a printer for use on a network: 1) install it locally on a workstation and then share it, or 2) attach it to the network directly using a print server device (e.g. HP JetDirect or some such device). In 1) the printer is available as a network shared resource and in 2) the printer has it’s own IP address and is independent from any workstation. Of course there are advantages and disadvantages of both.
Now, when I was doing some TS testing I discovered that the network-attached printers are visible to TS users, but the locally shared printers are not. (Well, a shared printer can be seen from the TS box itself, but a user connecting to a TS session can NOT see it.)
So I’m trying to ‘cheat’. I’m trying to make a locally shared printer look like it’s a network printer. Is there a way to do this? I first tried by installing a USB printer locally at a pc, and then from a different pc, installing THAT printer as a network printer, i.e. adding a printer, choosing a TCP/IP port (and giving the IP address of the first pc, to which the printer is attached), and selecting a driver, etc. Basically I want the first pc to behave like that printer’s ‘JetDirect’.
It actually lets me complete the setup, but when I try print a test page then nothing happens.
Am I attempting the impossible? Is there a workaround or some piece of software that can do the trick? Or maybe just a setting in Windows printer setup that I missed?
Any help will be most appreciated.
Cheers,
