Problem : Enabling Redirection of Pnp Devices on Windows 2008

Problem : Enabling Redirection of Pnp Devices on Windows 2008

When I connect each day from my XP workstation to our Windows 2008 servers via Terminal Services, I generate an Event ID 36 telling me that “Redirection of additional supported devices is disabled by policy.”  Description of how to address this warning (which can simply be ignored) is at:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775202.aspx

That said, since I hate ignoring warnings even when they are innocuous:

– What PnP device does the server think I am trying to redirect?  In the remote desktop connection settings, the only item checked under “Local devices and resources” is Clipboard (I’ve gone into “More” and made sure everything is unchecked including Smart Cards).  I’ve also got nothing hooked up to my mobo other than a graphics card, mouse, & keyboard.

– Is there a security risk or other issue with enabling the redirection of Pnp devices as the article outlines?

Thanks!


 

Solution : Enabling Redirection of Pnp Devices on Windows 2008

I think I’ve resolved the issue (I haven’t seen an event id 36 in a while, so I’m presuming so).  From the instructions in the article I originally posted (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775202.aspx), instead of leaving the box unchecked like the article instructs, I added a check next to the Terminal Services Configuration to disable the redirection of "Supported Plug and Play Devices".  Since I’ve checked the box, I no longer get the events.  Looks to me as though the article has things a bit backwards.