From: Scott M. <mar...@hp...> - 2005-05-17 22:29:11
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I'm trying to test parallel- and serial-port redirection in an HP-UX 11i version of Rdesktop 1.4.1, connected to Windows 2003, and I have a couple of "newbie" questions: Concerning the parallel port, if my HP-UX client runs: rdesktop ... -r lptport:LPT1=/dev/... it seems that on Windows I can't actually do anything with this port until I bind a device driver; e.g., by running PrinterWizard. But apparently LPT1 is considered to be a Windows "local" printer, and my Windows system administrator has configured the server to disallow local-printer configuration by non- privileged users (=> PrinterWizard only allows ordinary users like me to con- figure "network" printers). So, am I hosed? Is there any other way for a non- privileged W2K3 user to verify that parallel-port redirection works? Now, I have the same question about a "COMx" port that is redirected by Rdesktop; does a standard, out-of-the-box Window 2003 distribution come with any kind of driver or application program (e.g., perhaps something that expects to talk to a Hayes MODEM?) that a non-privileged user can use to at least verify whether redirection is working? -- Scott Marovich Hewlett-Packard Laboratories M/S 1198 E-mail: mar...@hp... P.O. Box 10490 (1501 Page Mill Road) Tel. (650)857-2998 / FAX (650)857-7724 Palo Alto, California 94303-0971 U.S.A. Attention WINDOWS users: Specify "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii", otherwise replies will be automatically discarded. |
From: Jeroen M. <je...@ol...> - 2005-05-17 23:44:55
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Hi, On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 03:28:23PM -0700, Scott Marovich wrote: > figure "network" printers). So, am I hosed? Is there any other way for a non- > privileged W2K3 user to verify that parallel-port redirection works? I guess you could try to copy a text file to a printer attached to lpt1 with the command: copy something.txt lpt1: or: echo Testing LPT1 >lpt1: > Now, I have the same question about a "COMx" port that is redirected by > Rdesktop; does a standard, out-of-the-box Window 2003 distribution come with any > kind of driver or application program (e.g., perhaps something that expects to > talk to a Hayes MODEM?) that a non-privileged user can use to at least verify > whether redirection is working? Windows 2003 comes with hyperterm, but it is not installed by default. You can add it (or your system administrator can) via Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add or Remove System components. No special drivers are required though so any communications program should work. Regards, Jeroen |