Contents
White Paper 1
Introduction 1
Introduction 1
Printer Redirection in Windows 2000 1
Printer Redirection in Windows 2000 1
Standards and Additional Reading 2
Standards and Additional Reading 2
printer Redirection Fundamentals 3
printer Redirection Fundamentals 3
RDP Fundamentals 3
RDP Fundamentals 3
RDP Thin Client Fundamentals 4
RDP Thin Client Fundamentals 4
Terminal Services Virtual Channels API 4
Terminal Services Virtual Channels API 4
Configuring Printer Redirection 5
Configuring Printer Redirection 5
Configuring Client Settings 5
Disabling Virtual Channels 5
Overview 7
Overview 7
Printer Queues 7
Printer Queues 7
Automatic Printer Queues 7
Automatic Printer Queues 7
Automatic Printer Naming Convention 7
Manual Printer Queues 8
Manual Printer Queues 8
Attaching to a printer port with TSxxx: 8
Driver String Mapping for Printer Queues 9
Driver String Mapping for Printer Queues 9
Printer Redirection Scenarios: Driver Name Mismatch 9
Printer Redirection Scenarios: Driver Name Mismatch 9
Scenario 1 9
Scenario 2 9
Scenario 3 11
Printer Redirection Error Events 11
Printer Redirection Error Events 11
Common problems 11
Common problems 11
Printer Driver Mapping 11
Printer Driver Mapping 11
Driver String Name Mapping Scenario 12
Driver Errors on Terminal Server 14
Driver Errors on Terminal Server 14
Managing pools of drivers between TS servers in a farm 15
Managing pools of drivers between TS servers in a farm 15
Performance and scalability 15
Performance and scalability 15
Bandwidth Performance Results 15
Bandwidth Performance Results 15
Explanation of Bandwidth Performance Results 16
Scalability Performance Results 17
Scalability Performance Results 17
Test Environment 17
Scalability Test Results 17
Explanation of Scalability Performance Results 18
Printer Redirection Architecture Overview 18
Printer Redirection Architecture Overview 18
Remote Printer Creation 19
Remote Printer Creation 19
Printing Process 19
Printing Process 19
Remote Printer Deletion 20
Remote Printer Deletion 20
printer Redirection Components 20
printer Redirection Components 20
RDPDR 20
RDPDR 20
Winlogon 21
Winlogon 21
Spooler 21
Spooler 21
USBMON 22
USBMON 22
MSTSCAX 22
MSTSCAX 22
Printer Redirection Session Connection 23
Printer Redirection Session Connection 23
printer Redirection Connection and disconnection Process 23
printer Redirection Connection and disconnection Process 23
Details of Session Connect: 23
Printer Redirection Session Disconnection 26
Printer Redirection Session Disconnection 26
Details of Session Disconnect/Logoff 26
Printer I/O Sequence 27
Printer I/O Sequence 27
Details of Printer I/O Sequence 27
Printer queues Creation Process 28
Printer queues Creation Process 28
Automatic Queue Configuration Changes 28
Automatic Queue Configuration Changes 28
Details of Queue Configuration Changes 29
Manual Printer Queues 31
Manual Printer Queues 31
Details of Manual Printer Queues 31
REFERENCES 32
REFERENCES 32
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