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Cannot share scanner over network
Name: Tomcw Date: November 27, 2004 at 01:48:33 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home SP2 CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 / 512MB
Comment:
Hi,
I have brought a new scanner and I have tried to share it over a network. However windows does not give the option to share it over a network in the scanners properties (like it does with printers). Is it possible to share scanners over networks or not?
Name: uppercrust Date: November 27, 2004 at 05:09:18 Pacific
Reply:
not a chance
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Response Number 2
Name: Tomcw Date: November 27, 2004 at 06:28:01 Pacific
Reply:
Oh well,
Thanks for letting me know
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Response Number 3
Name: StuartS Date: November 27, 2004 at 06:50:32 Pacific
Reply:
Normally you cannot share a scanner over a network as scanners are input devices while printers are output devices. You can send stuff to a printer, but you cannot send stuff to a scanner.
However, there is software that will allow a scanner to be shared.
I have not used this software so canned verify that it works as described. Personally I cannot see the point. You have to stand next to the scanner to put in the originals, so why not use the computer it is attached to. You can always send the resulting file over the network.
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