Local printer, OpenVPN, remote server

[Milliput]

Hello, first post here.
Have an openVPN setup, windows clients to pfsense, is there a way to setup a bidirectional tunnel? Or any solution to print on client networks from remote server (clients using it from RDP). ?
Sorry if post already exist, tried to search but could not find anything.
Thanks in advance!

[johnpoz]

Tunnel would be "bidirectional" out of the gate.

So your saying I remote into your network from my windows machine. And then RDP to some server on your network.. But then you want me to be able to print to some printer on my network from the RDP session?

They should already be able to do that to be honest.. Just through rdp

[Milliput]

@johnpoz
Errr

Just to be sure: I have a windows pc, i connect via openvpnGUI to a remote network, than start remote desktop, on which i need to print on my local printer. I am assuming printer driver is correctly installed on remote server, since previous vpn configuration, two zyxels, site-to-site, was ok. Now, on remote server device&printers panel, printer is offline. Sorry i wrote printer a lot :-)

btw, the server tech told me i need a bidirectional tunnel, so i asked here.. but anything functional will be welcome!

[johnpoz]

@milliput said in Local printer, OpenVPN, remote server:

the server tech told me i need a bidirectional tunnel

What?? Sorry but that has zero to do with printing through rdp..

For the "server" to print to some printer on the clients network - yes you would need a site to site vpn setup where the server network knows how to get to the client network.. Never in 30 years in biz heard any one call such a thing a bidirectional tunnel ;) hehehe

But that is not what your doing.. Your printing to a local resource from your rdp client... There could be some issues with drivers on the server your rdping too.. But thought they fixed that in like windows server 2008, maybe r2 with easy print driver or something.. Been years and years since had to deal with such stuff.

But its not your "vpn" setup that is causing the problem that is for damn sure ;)

is this printer usb printer on the rdp client or a network printer on the clients network. Its possible vpn setup send all traffic down tunnel and not allow split tunnel. But didn't think openvpn did that out of the box even when using default gateway through the tunnel..

What exactly is the client using for the rdp client? Are they set to use the local printer resource like my pic?

site-to-site

So you have a site to setup setup with pfsense to this remote site where the server you rdp is?