Cannot print to Windows 7 shared printer through VPN
Hey,
I have a home PC running Windows 7 Pro 64bit with a shared printer attached to it. I connect to the office through the Sonicwall Global VPN Client and am able to connect to our office server (running Unix). I have the shared printer configured on the Unix
server but cannot print to it through the VPN. It can see my home Windows 7 PC, but cannot establish a connection to print.
To troubleshoot I also tried printing from a Windows XP machine at the office, as well as a Windows 7 machine. Nothing seems to be able to print to this shared printer through the VPN.
I have had this layout working perfectly when I used to use Windows XP, and I am guessing that there is a security option in Windows 7 that is not allowing this (I had turned off the Win 7 firewall, but didn't help).
I hope this is enough information.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions,
Adam
January 17th, 2011 9:23am