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Per my first reply, this is not possible.
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"It is not possible to map a drive from the client's explorer shell to the
terminal server via RDP. "
"plates" wrote:
> "Patrick Rouse MVP" wrote:
> > Is there a reason why you don't install the program on the
> > Terminal Server
> > and have the user execute the program inside of a RDP session,
> > instead of
> > installing it on their home computer?
> >
> > If user's are on a dial-up speed connection, any installation
> > over a couple
> > of hundred kilobytes will be like watching grass grow, and the
> > install may
> > transfer the entire cab files to the user's PC, which would
> > make it even
> > slower.
> >
> > Patrick Rouse
> > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> >
http://www.workthin.com
> >
> >
> > "plates" wrote:
> >
> > > "Patrick Rouse MVP" wrote:
> > > > RDP Clients can only access the terminal server's
> > hard drive
> > > > from within a
> > > > session, i.e. when you logon to a session and go to
> > "My
> > > > Computer", the C
> > > > Drive you see is that of the server's not the
> > client (unless
> > > > you remap drives
> > > > with Citrix' Drive Re-Map tool before installing
> > any apps)
> > > >
> > > > It is not possible to map a drive from the client's
> > explorer
> > > > shell to the
> > > > terminal server via RDP. You'd need a VPN or
> > direct RPC
> > > > connection for this.
> > > >
> > > > That being said, I'm not sure what your actual
> > problem is, as
> > > > with 2003
> > > > Terminal Server you can copy & paste files between
> > the client
> > > > and server via
> > > > the RDP Protocol. This is done via "Copy a file on
> > the
> > > > server, browse my
> > > > computer to the C Drive on the client computer, go
> > the
> > > > destination directory,
> > > > paste, or minimize your session and paste in the
> > client's
> > > > explorer shell".
> > > > This works in the opposite direction, except that
> > you can't
> > > > access the
> > > > server's hard drive via the client's explorer
> > shell. This
> > > > does not stop you
> > > > from copy/paste files between the two computers in
> > both
> > > > directions.
> > > >
> > > > This is NOT possible in 2000 w/o using the legacy
> > Terminal
> > > > Server Client +
> > > > rdpclip resource kit utility or Remote Desktop
> > Client +
> > > > TSDropCopy or 3rd
> > > > party utility.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
http://www.workthin.com/tshta.htm#RemoteDesktopClientConfiguration
> > > >
> > > > Patrick Rouse
> > > > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> > > >
http://www.workthin.com
> > > >
> > > > "plates" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi, is it possible to map the servers drive
> > to the client
> > > > through
> > > > > Remote Desktop? The scenario is a NATed
> > work machine (the
> > > > client),
> > > > > attaching to a public IP facing Windows
> > 2003 Server. Now,
> > > > remote
> > > > > desktop outbound from the client to the
> > server works fine,
> > > > but all
> > > > > other Netbios style traffic is blocked. In
> > a nutshell, the
> > > > client can
> > > > > connect and share it’s resources
> > with the terminal server,
> > > > but
> > > > > conenctions on other ports cannot be
> > established. Is it
> > > > somehow
> > > > > possible to map a server drive back so the
> > client can access
> > > > it - in
> > > > > the Remote Desktop session? So Server can
> > see clients C:
> > > > drive, and
> > > > > the client can see servers C: drive ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Yum.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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> >
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> > > > >
> > >
> > > Basically, we have a DVD Drive on the Win 2003 Server. Now,
> > the client
> > > is on the other end of a (very slow) link. The firewall
> > prevents the
> > > client initiating a standard windows file sharing session,
> > to map the
> > > drive. Now, on the DVD is a large application composed of
> > many
> > > components. Given the fact the installation is in compacted
> > CAB
> > > format, it would be significantly easier if the CLIENT could
> > see the
> > > SERVERS DVD drive through the RDP connection. Copy and paste
> > is no
> > > good as it would involve copying the entire DVD (Which would
> > day
> > > several days). However, if the drive on the SERVER could be
> > mapped to
> > > the client over the RDC, then the client could map, and
> > install the
> > > application, getting only those pertinent components and
> > preventing
> > > pointless wasteage by copying the entire DVD. Thats my
> > problem
> > >
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> > >
>
> Thanks for your reply - I appericate the suggestions, but they don’t
> answer my original question - is it possible to reverse map server
> drives to the client over RDP - for whatever reason?
>
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