I have a terminal server that when I login from various workstations, I sometimes see a ton of additional printers other than the ones I expect that either say REDIRECTED or (from <pcname>). I've attached two screenshots to demonstrate what I'm seeing.
Here they are as well ... this one shows (from ASSISTROOM):
printers FROM PCName in list of printers.jpg
The PC Names that are listed here are other workstations on the network. I understand that. But, *why* are these showing up like this on other workstaitons as available printers? This is causing a lot of consusion. Why do these appear? And, how can I make it so they do not?
And, this one shows the REDIRECTED ones:
redirected printers.jpg
And, the Redirected printers are also showing up a lot on some workstations. I'm not sure *why*. Most times if one of these is chosen by a user, it will not print. Why do these appear? And, how can I make it so they do not?
Workstations are anything from WinXP to Win7
Terminal Servers are 2003 and 2008
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks much!