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EdgarButan

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Registered: 2010-02-09

Posts: 42

Possible to use scanner over network (without sane server)?

Hi,

I'm completely new to the subject of printers and scanners.
My configuration is the following: I got a HP OfficeJet 6500 in the basement, which is connected to a network switch, which my laptop (and a router and several other computers) is connected to.
Thanks to CUPS, printing is no problem. I got it to work within no more than 10 minutes (YEAH! I bet no Windows user could have done that faster and easier!)
Now I'm trying to get the scanner function to work.

My question is this: is it possible to use that scanner in the basement with my laptop and NO ADDITIONAL sane server directly connected to it?
Do I need a scan server which is DIRECTLY connected to the scanner (e.g. via USB)?
The only information I found on that topic was how to access a working scan server over the network, but this is NOT what I want to do.

Thanks for helping me with this.

Edgar

Last edited by EdgarButan (2010-05-02 14:13:43)