Terminal Server / Remote Desktop Issue

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We currently have a terminal server in place that allows users to connect to the network from home. We also use RD internally to access various things.

When we use RD internally we can specify local resources that get taken across into the RD session (Printers, drives, etc), however when we try to do this using the remote server these devices do not carry across with the session.

The Terminal Server sits in its own OU and has its own policy applied to it that I have attached. Does anyone have any ideas what may be missing?

Cheer's!

 

I read your reply in my email, then thought I'd reply, but since you've changed your mind it doesn't matter!

 

Hmmm......

Yes it is an AD policy, and you are right I could possibly set it as a local one, but why should I need to?

Surely as a domain policy overrides a local one then this one should work? All of the other AD policies work effectively.

GP modeling also says that the policy wins so should be applying?

:hhhmmm

 

Nope.

All set correctly! Three boxes ticked in there - Connect Client Drives at Logon, Connect Client Printers at Logon, Default to Main Client Printer.

Stupid Server! Good thing its a quiet day!

 

It gets better and better....

Reading through your link to the Technet resource I have some grey out items - see attached jpg.

 

Sure am! Especially when I am the only one who has access to The Administrator Account.

Will look into it more on Monday. For me now its time to hit the pub.

EDIT: Just had a further thought on this, but won't try it until another day - Try setting it as the Local Admin.

 

From what I can tell the Policy looks good, but, i'm no expert.

Curious though,

Your internal users work fine, but, not outside.

Are you using a VPN setup, or are they just remoting in, meaning port 3389 or a port you changed it to, aside from 3389 is open?

Are these printers IP based? Granted that does not explain the drives, but, it may explain the printers.

 

I should have explained better. Internal users use RD to acess other servers without any problems. Local resources get taken across without any problem. When the same internal user tries to access the Terminal Server that we use for remote connections (they may even still be in the building) no local resources carry across.

The settings greyed out in the jpg posted before are greyed out no matter who is logged in, local admin, domain admin, no difference. I can't figure out where they are greyed out from, unless its a GPO, however there doesn't seem to be anything set either in domain policies or local ones that would do this.