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Sharing a scanner over LAN
Name: noha Date: February 15, 2002 at 23:43:39 Pacific
Name: johnzarp Date: February 16, 2002 at 08:17:00 Pacific
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I've only seen this done once, the computer with the scanner attached to it acted as a server on the network. needless to say but both machines were running unix with some very special custom software. I have yet to see a network capable scanner, but hey anything is possiable.
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Response Number 2
Name: KZA Date: February 16, 2002 at 18:59:36 Pacific
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WHY??
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Response Number 3
Name: Mark Date: February 18, 2002 at 02:15:00 Pacific
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Yeh why???? Don't you have to be BY the scanner to put documents on it to scan? You'd just use the computer that's near the scanner wouldn't you?
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Response Number 4
Name: B.Adams Date: February 22, 2002 at 20:53:13 Pacific
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I know his idea sounds dumb at first, only wut if it is on a work place network or school network where it would be nice to not need to log on to another computer to scan, then log off that cpu then log back on your workstation :P justa thot :P i dont have an answer really all i can say is that you may need to find a special scanner? that is how i have seen it set up, with some kinda network scanner? hope that clarifies it :) b.adams
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Response Number 5
Name: Chris Gresham Date: April 18, 2002 at 12:34:58 Pacific
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At one time, HP had a scanner that was accessible over the network. This is a wonderful application for schools... imagine having 15 computers in a desktop publishing lab... do you want to buy 15 scanners or one, good networkable scanner?
I am having trouble finding the HP scanner... sorry for the lack of info.
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Response Number 6
Name: Malte Date: April 21, 2002 at 05:01:05 Pacific
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Axis Communications AB (www.axis.com) has a product called "document server". It is quite expensive but you can share a scanner over network with it.
Summary: Trying to share scanner over lan, scanner is connected to usb port in XP home comp, trying to scan on XP home and Win2000 comps. Enabled printer through add new printer, anything similar for scanners?...
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