How do I make the local printer the default printer

Posted: 09-02-2003, 03:03 PM

Dennis

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We have connected a local PC via VPN to a remote network.
We use RDC locally (Win XP) to connect to the remote
Server (Win 2000 Server). We can print to the local
printer, but have to select the local printer each time.
The result is many times people fail to select a printer
and many pages are printed on the remote printer. Is
there any way to make the local printer the default
printer for the local PC to prevent this, other than
making this printer the default on the server? (As that
would only result in many pages being printed here that
were intended for the remote printer).

Thanks!

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Dennis

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Re: How do I make the local printer the default printer

Posted: 09-03-2003, 05:08 PM

Bill,

Thanks for the reply, it helped me figure this out. I
guess I did not fully understand how the printer defaults
work in RDC/Terminal Server. It appears that I can
choose a default printer for my RDC session, and that
does not affect the default printer selected at the
remote Server.

Thanks again, Dennis

>-----Original Message-----
>Hmm - this should be the default behavior--i.e. the

local printer should be

>default for the duration of the RDP session.
>
>I wonder if you are running a script or something in the

VPN session which

>is changing this behavior? If the user merely connects

via VPN, are any

>printer set up, other than the local one?
>
>"Dennis" <dmc26us@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:06c401c37163$66b3b460$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> We have connected a local PC via VPN to a remote

network.

>> We use RDC locally (Win XP) to connect to the remote
>> Server (Win 2000 Server). We can print to the local
>> printer, but have to select the local printer each

time.

>> The result is many times people fail to select a

printer

>> and many pages are printed on the remote printer. Is
>> there any way to make the local printer the default
>> printer for the local PC to prevent this, other than
>> making this printer the default on the server? (As

that

>> would only result in many pages being printed here that
>> were intended for the remote printer).
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>
>.
>

Bill Sanderson

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Re: How do I make the local printer the default printer

Posted: 09-03-2003, 10:02 PM

Glad it helped--the printer behavior is indeed strange and wonderful!

"Dennis" <dmc26us@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:01f301c3723d$f62e0b10$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> Bill,
>
> Thanks for the reply, it helped me figure this out. I
> guess I did not fully understand how the printer defaults
> work in RDC/Terminal Server. It appears that I can
> choose a default printer for my RDC session, and that
> does not affect the default printer selected at the
> remote Server.
>
> Thanks again, Dennis
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hmm - this should be the default behavior--i.e. the
> local printer should be
> >default for the duration of the RDP session.
> >
> >I wonder if you are running a script or something in the
> VPN session which
> >is changing this behavior? If the user merely connects
> via VPN, are any
> >printer set up, other than the local one?
> >
> >"Dennis" <dmc26us@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:06c401c37163$66b3b460$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> We have connected a local PC via VPN to a remote

> network.

> >> We use RDC locally (Win XP) to connect to the remote
> >> Server (Win 2000 Server). We can print to the local
> >> printer, but have to select the local printer each

> time.

> >> The result is many times people fail to select a

> printer

> >> and many pages are printed on the remote printer. Is
> >> there any way to make the local printer the default
> >> printer for the local PC to prevent this, other than
> >> making this printer the default on the server? (As

> that

> >> would only result in many pages being printed here that
> >> were intended for the remote printer).
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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