Virtual redirect of COM port.

[Chris]

Is there a way to have a Windows 2003 terminal server
redirect a com port to the clients com port. I know it is
possible to do it with Citrix but I am trying to do it
with adding anything else to the server. The command i
thought might work is "net use com5: \\%clientname%\com1:"

HELP PLEASE!!!

advaTHANKSnce

[Dhiren]

Chris,

Below settings needs to be done in order to re-direct the COM port.

Terminal Server Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server


1.. Open Terminal Services Configuration.


(To open Terminal Services Connections, click Start, click Control Panel,
click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then
double-click Terminal Services Connections)



2.. In the console tree, click Connections.


3.. In the details pane, right-click the connection for which you want to
configure client device mappings, and then click Properties.


4.. On the Client Settings tab, under "Disable the following", make sure
"COM port mapping" and "LPT port mapping" are un-checked. Please refer
Figure 1.
Terminal Server Client Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server
(Remote Desktop)



On Terminal Server Client connection, In "Local Resources" tab, make sure
"Serial ports" & "Printers" are checked. Please refer to Figure 2.



Hope this helps.



Regards,

Dhiren





On the Client Settings tab, under "Connection", make sure "Connect client
printers at logon" and "Default to mail client printer" are checked.

Post by Chris
Is there a way to have a Windows 2003 terminal server
redirect a com port to the clients com port. I know it is
possible to do it with Citrix but I am trying to do it
with adding anything else to the server. The command i
thought might work is "net use com5: \\%clientname%\com1:"
HELP PLEASE!!!
advaTHANKSnce

[Scott]

But isn't that only for printers connecting via the serial port?

Is it possible to connect another serial device to the clients com
port and talk to it using something like hyper terminal or, as in our
case with NT4.0 and Citrix, a custom VB application? We're upgrading
to W2K (or W2K3 if needed) and would like to do without the extra
expense of citrix but from what I have found, citrix is still required
to talk to the clients com ports for anything besides printers. If
that's not the case, I'd love to know how.

Thanks

Scott

Post by Dhiren
Chris,
Below settings needs to be done in order to re-direct the COM port.
Terminal Server Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server
1.. Open Terminal Services Configuration.
(To open Terminal Services Connections, click Start, click Control Panel,
click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then
double-click Terminal Services Connections)
2.. In the console tree, click Connections.
3.. In the details pane, right-click the connection for which you want to
configure client device mappings, and then click Properties.
4.. On the Client Settings tab, under "Disable the following", make sure
"COM port mapping" and "LPT port mapping" are un-checked. Please refer
Figure 1.
Terminal Server Client Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server
(Remote Desktop)
On Terminal Server Client connection, In "Local Resources" tab, make sure
"Serial ports" & "Printers" are checked. Please refer to Figure 2.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dhiren
On the Client Settings tab, under "Connection", make sure "Connect client
printers at logon" and "Default to mail client printer" are checked.

Post by Chris
Is there a way to have a Windows 2003 terminal server
redirect a com port to the clients com port. I know it is
possible to do it with Citrix but I am trying to do it
with adding anything else to the server. The command i
thought might work is "net use com5: \\%clientname%\com1:"
HELP PLEASE!!!
advaTHANKSnce

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Windows 2003 supports COM port redirection natively.

What's New in Terminal Server
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/tec
hnologies/terminalserver.mspx

--
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
--- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---

Post by Scott
But isn't that only for printers connecting via the serial port?
Is it possible to connect another serial device to the clients
com port and talk to it using something like hyper terminal or,
as in our case with NT4.0 and Citrix, a custom VB application?
We're upgrading to W2K (or W2K3 if needed) and would like to do
without the extra expense of citrix but from what I have found,
citrix is still required to talk to the clients com ports for
anything besides printers. If that's not the case, I'd love to
know how.
Thanks
Scott

Post by Dhiren
Chris,
Below settings needs to be done in order to re-direct the COM
port.
Terminal Server Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server
1.. Open Terminal Services Configuration.
(To open Terminal Services Connections, click Start, click
Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, click
Administrative Tools, and then double-click Terminal Services
Connections)
2.. In the console tree, click Connections.
3.. In the details pane, right-click the connection for which you want to
configure client device mappings, and then click Properties.
4.. On the Client Settings tab, under "Disable the
following", make sure
"COM port mapping" and "LPT port mapping" are un-checked.
Please refer Figure 1.
Terminal Server Client Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server
(Remote Desktop)
On Terminal Server Client connection, In "Local Resources" tab,
make sure "Serial ports" & "Printers" are checked. Please refer
to Figure 2.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dhiren
On the Client Settings tab, under "Connection", make sure
"Connect client printers at logon" and "Default to mail client

Post by Chris
Is there a way to have a Windows 2003 terminal server
redirect a com port to the clients com port. I know it is
possible to do it with Citrix but I am trying to do it
with adding anything else to the server. The command i
thought might work is "net use com5: \\%clientname%\com1:"
HELP PLEASE!!!
advaTHANKSnce

[Nikola Dobrev]

yes they are redirected natively, but this is not always enough:

1. I have a POS printer attached locally to COM1
2. In the terminal session it is redirected to ts033 for example
3. However the printer driver, residing on the server, can only be setup to
print to COM1-9
4. So I need to tell the server that the local COM1 which is mapped to TS
033 is COM8 on the server

Can I do that?

Post by Vera Noest [MVP]
Windows 2003 supports COM port redirection natively.
What's New in Terminal Server
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/tec
hnologies/terminalserver.mspx
--
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
--- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---

Post by Scott
But isn't that only for printers connecting via the serial port?
Is it possible to connect another serial device to the clients
com port and talk to it using something like hyper terminal or,
as in our case with NT4.0 and Citrix, a custom VB application?
We're upgrading to W2K (or W2K3 if needed) and would like to do
without the extra expense of citrix but from what I have found,
citrix is still required to talk to the clients com ports for
anything besides printers. If that's not the case, I'd love to
know how.
Thanks
Scott

Post by Dhiren
Chris,
Below settings needs to be done in order to re-direct the COM port.
Terminal Server Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server
1.. Open Terminal Services Configuration.
(To open Terminal Services Connections, click Start, click
Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, click
Administrative Tools, and then double-click Terminal Services
Connections)
2.. In the console tree, click Connections.
3.. In the details pane, right-click the connection for which you want to
configure client device mappings, and then click Properties.
4.. On the Client Settings tab, under "Disable the
following", make sure
"COM port mapping" and "LPT port mapping" are un-checked.
Please refer Figure 1.
Terminal Server Client Configuration
Prerequisites Windows 2003 Terminal Server
(Remote Desktop)
On Terminal Server Client connection, In "Local Resources" tab,
make sure "Serial ports" & "Printers" are checked. Please refer
to Figure 2.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dhiren
On the Client Settings tab, under "Connection", make sure
"Connect client printers at logon" and "Default to mail client

Post by Chris
Is there a way to have a Windows 2003 terminal server
redirect a com port to the clients com port. I know it is
possible to do it with Citrix but I am trying to do it
with adding anything else to the server. The command i
thought might work is "net use com5: \\%clientname%\com1:"
HELP PLEASE!!!
advaTHANKSnce