I'm helping out a medical office with a unique need.
There is a Windows 2000 server running, and all clients
are connected using Terminal Services, running an
application on the (Terminal) desktop.
One workstation has some specialized medical equipment
attached to the local COM1: serial port. The application
that needs to access this device is on the server
(running
within the Terminal window).
How do I get COM1 on the server to redirect to COM1 on
the
workstation? Please note: this is not a printer device,
so I can't just "share" it as a printer. I need COM1 on
the server itself to "map" to COM1 on the workstation.
I have already gone into RDP configuration and "enabled"
(actually, removed the "disable" checkmark) COM Port
redirection, but this seems more related to
serial "printer" devices than ports itself.
Any ideas?
-Dan Neuwirth
Vera Noest [MVP] - 05 May 2004 22:54 GMT
Redirection of COM ports is not supported in W2K TS. You will need
to upgrade to Windows 2003 TS, or use an add-on product like
Citrix.
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> I'm helping out a medical office with a unique need.
> There is a Windows 2000 server running, and all clients
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> Any ideas?
> -Dan Neuwirth
Paul Kuefler - 28 May 2004 14:08 GMT
I am also having a similar problem. Did you find a
solution?
Paul Kuefler
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Cl?udio Rodrigues - 31 May 2004 04:54 GMT
If the TS runs Windows 2000, this is NOT possible.
If the TS runs Windows 2003, COM port redirection works.

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> solution?
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