Sent: 12/31/2008
From: Andrea71
Message:Hi, me too need to connect an lpt hardware software protection in a server
2003 virtual guest on hyperv server. there is a software that connect a lpt
port via lan shared by a fisical pc (sorry for my english)
Thanks in advance
Andrea
"Ryan Sokolowski [MVP]" wrote:
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> You're correct - Hyper-V doesn't have a synthetic LPT port. This won't be
> supported under Hyper-V.
>
> --
> Ryan Sokolowski
> MVP - Clustering
> MCT, MCITP x3, MCTS x7, MCSE x2, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
>
>
> "Marco M" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >I see that Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 not support LPT redirection.
> > Do you now any mode to use an LPT no Hyper-V?
> > I use a software that use hardware LPT or USB protection but no one is
> > supported by Hyper-V. How to solve this?
> >
> > Thanks a lot
> >
> > Marco
>
Sent: 01/04/2009
From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:
I know of serial port IP forwarders, but not LPT port forwarders. And
certainly there are plenty of network print servers that let you print to a
printer that is connected via LPT to the print server.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
"Anthony N Malczanek" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
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> If you find software that forwards LPT requests to another computer's LPT
> port over an IP network I would highly appreciate it if you posted the
> results here. The alternative is writing your own and includes creating an
> LPT driver.
>
> Regards,
>
> Anthony N Malczanek
>
> Andrea71 wrote:
>> Hi, me too need to connect an lpt hardware software protection in a
>> server
>> 2003 virtual guest on hyperv server. there is a software that connect a
>> lpt
>> port via lan shared by a fisical pc (sorry for my english)
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Andrea
>>
>> "Ryan Sokolowski [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> You're correct - Hyper-V doesn't have a synthetic LPT port. This won't
>>> be
>>> supported under Hyper-V.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ryan Sokolowski
>>> MVP - Clustering
>>> MCT, MCITP x3, MCTS x7, MCSE x2, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
>>>
>>>
>>> "Marco M"<(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> I see that Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 not support LPT redirection.
>>>> Do you now any mode to use an LPT no Hyper-V?
>>>> I use a software that use hardware LPT or USB protection but no one is
>>>> supported by Hyper-V. How to solve this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a lot
>>>>
>>>> Marco
>
Sent: 01/04/2009
From: Anthony N Malczanek <(email address - cut out)>
Message:If you find software that forwards LPT requests to another computer's
LPT port over an IP network I would highly appreciate it if you posted
the results here. The alternative is writing your own and includes
creating an LPT driver.
Regards,
Anthony N Malczanek
Andrea71 wrote:
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> Hi, me too need to connect an lpt hardware software protection in a server
> 2003 virtual guest on hyperv server. there is a software that connect a lpt
> port via lan shared by a fisical pc (sorry for my english)
>
> Thanks in advance
> Andrea
>
> "Ryan Sokolowski [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You're correct - Hyper-V doesn't have a synthetic LPT port. This won't be
>> supported under Hyper-V.
>>
>> --
>> Ryan Sokolowski
>> MVP - Clustering
>> MCT, MCITP x3, MCTS x7, MCSE x2, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
>>
>>
>> "Marco M"<(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> I see that Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 not support LPT redirection.
>>> Do you now any mode to use an LPT no Hyper-V?
>>> I use a software that use hardware LPT or USB protection but no one is
>>> supported by Hyper-V. How to solve this?
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot
>>>
>>> Marco
Sent: 01/04/2009
From: Anthony N Malczanek <(email address - cut out)>
Message:Charlie Russel - MVP wrote:
He'll still need to find a way to get the device he's talking about to
talk to the print server software on the host computer. I think what he
needs is more of a build-it-yourself solution. I would like to know if
this security device he's talking about works well with it. I would
recommend one of these (below) with one of the USB keys if possible.
Parallel ports on a computer capable of running Hyper-V is unnecessary.
[1] http://www.digi.com/pdf/fs_realportusb.pdf
[2]
http://blogs.technet.com/mattmcspirit/archive/2008/02/29/hyper-v-and-usb.aspx
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>
> I know of serial port IP forwarders, but not LPT port forwarders. And
> certainly there are plenty of network print servers that let you print
> to a printer that is connected via LPT to the print server.
>
Sent: 01/05/2009
From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:No, he just needs a network connection to the printer. The days of needing
LPT are long past us.
For USB in Hyper-V, I use FabulaTech. Works very well indeed.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
"Anthony N Malczanek" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...
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> Charlie Russel - MVP wrote:
>>
>> I know of serial port IP forwarders, but not LPT port forwarders. And
>> certainly there are plenty of network print servers that let you print
>> to a printer that is connected via LPT to the print server.
>>
>
> He'll still need to find a way to get the device he's talking about to
> talk to the print server software on the host computer. I think what he
> needs is more of a build-it-yourself solution. I would like to know if
> this security device he's talking about works well with it. I would
> recommend one of these (below) with one of the USB keys if possible.
> Parallel ports on a computer capable of running Hyper-V is unnecessary.
>
> [1] http://www.digi.com/pdf/fs_realportusb.pdf
> [2]
> http://blogs.technet.com/mattmcspirit/archive/2008/02/29/hyper-v-and-usb.aspx
Sent: 01/05/2009
From: Anthony N Malczanek <(email address - cut out)>
Message:Bo Berglund wrote:
I recommend going USB since he mentioned the USB hardware device comes
in USB form.
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> On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:03:00 -0800, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>> No, he just needs a network connection to the printer. The days of needing
>> LPT are long past us.
>>
>> For USB in Hyper-V, I use FabulaTech. Works very well indeed.
>
> LPT connected dongles for software protection use their own drivers
> that cannot be bypassed as such. They go directly to the hardware I/O
> instead of using the printer driver of Windows. So you cannot do
> anything in terms of drivers to fix this problem.
>
> The only thing the OP can do is to get a different protection system
> from his software vendor. Some will supply a "site license" where the
> dongle sits on a different computer and is connected via the network.
> That will work, but only if the OP can get such a system from his
> software supplier....
>
> Of course an alternate route is to skip Hyper-V altogether and use
> VirtualPC 2007 instead, which offers PLT pass-through usable by at
> least SafeNet Sentinel dongles (I have tetsed). Or maybe even VMWare
> Workstation or Player, which pass the LPT port over as well.
>
Sent: 01/05/2009
From: Anthony N Malczanek <(email address - cut out)>
Message:Charlie Russel - MVP wrote:
No. Read the original post.
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> No, he just needs a network connection to the printer. The days of
> needing LPT are long past us.
>
> For USB in Hyper-V, I use FabulaTech. Works very well indeed.
>
Sent: 01/05/2009
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:03:00 -0800, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
LPT connected dongles for software protection use their own drivers
that cannot be bypassed as such. They go directly to the hardware I/O
instead of using the printer driver of Windows. So you cannot do
anything in terms of drivers to fix this problem.
The only thing the OP can do is to get a different protection system
from his software vendor. Some will supply a "site license" where the
dongle sits on a different computer and is connected via the network.
That will work, but only if the OP can get such a system from his
software supplier....
Of course an alternate route is to skip Hyper-V altogether and use
VirtualPC 2007 instead, which offers PLT pass-through usable by at
least SafeNet Sentinel dongles (I have tetsed). Or maybe even VMWare
Workstation or Player, which pass the LPT port over as well.
--
Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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>No, he just needs a network connection to the printer. The days of needing
>LPT are long past us.
>
>For USB in Hyper-V, I use FabulaTech. Works very well indeed.
Sent: 01/05/2009
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:29:40 -0500, Anthony N Malczanek
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
There are these variations if the virtualization software can be
changed from Hyper-V to something else:
Change to VPC2007 SP1:
----------------------
Now the LPT redirection is available and (with some extra effort) it
*can* be made to work with an LPT connected dongle.
USB is still not available so the USB dongle is out.
Network access to dongle only if the software provider offers this
possibility.
Change to VMWare WorkStation (purchased) or Player (free):
----------------------------------------------------------
Now both LPT and USB connections are possible and in this case I'd
recommend too to switch over from the printer port dongle to a USB
dongle because the LPT is still some work to get going (and is usually
a single connection too). USB is just a matter of forwarding the USB
port into the guest and installing whatever driver is needed inside
the guest.
One really wonders why Microsoft keeps on going without addressing the
USB issue at all, not even in the most recent virtualization software
they release....
--
Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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>Bo Berglund wrote:
>> On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:03:00 -0800, "Charlie Russel - MVP"
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>> No, he just needs a network connection to the printer. The days of needing
>>> LPT are long past us.
>>>
>>> For USB in Hyper-V, I use FabulaTech. Works very well indeed.
>>
>> LPT connected dongles for software protection use their own drivers
>> that cannot be bypassed as such. They go directly to the hardware I/O
>> instead of using the printer driver of Windows. So you cannot do
>> anything in terms of drivers to fix this problem.
>>
>> The only thing the OP can do is to get a different protection system
>> from his software vendor. Some will supply a "site license" where the
>> dongle sits on a different computer and is connected via the network.
>> That will work, but only if the OP can get such a system from his
>> software supplier....
>>
>> Of course an alternate route is to skip Hyper-V altogether and use
>> VirtualPC 2007 instead, which offers PLT pass-through usable by at
>> least SafeNet Sentinel dongles (I have tetsed). Or maybe even VMWare
>> Workstation or Player, which pass the LPT port over as well.
>>
>
>I recommend going USB since he mentioned the USB hardware device comes
>in USB form.
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