Selectively implementing reliability mechanisms based on the type of usb device that is redirected over a remote session

One or more computer storage media storing computer executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors implement a method for selectively providing reliability mechanisms for a connection based on the type of USB device that is redirected in a remote session over the connection, the method comprising:

• determining that a device connected to a client is to be redirected to a server with which the client has established a remote session;
• determining whether the redirected device is a mass storage device;
• and
• when it is determined that the redirected device is not a mass storage device, enabling the provision of lost packet recovery at the application layer, whereas, when it is determined that the redirected device is a mass storage device, forgoing the provision of lost packet recovery at the application layer.

A system for selectively providing reliability mechanisms for a connection based on the type of device that is redirected in a remote session over the connection, the system comprising:

• a client-side proxy that is configured to establish a remote session with a server-side agent;
• a disk driver stack that is loaded on the client when a mass storage device is connected to the client while the proxy has established a remote session with the agent to thereby allow the mass storage device to be redirected over the remote session to the server;
• and
• a virtual disk enumerator that is loaded on the server when the mass storage device is redirected to the server;
• wherein the proxy and the agent are each configured to selectively provide reliability mechanisms to a connection over which the mass storage device is redirected, the selective provision including:
• detecting that the connection will employ a connectionless datagram transport;
• detecting that I/O data pertaining to the mass storage device is to be transported over the connection such that the virtual disk enumerator will perform error checking and handling on the I/O data;
• and
• providing one or more reliability mechanisms other than lost packet recovery to ensure reliability of the connection.