Running a scanner over a network?

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I'd like to run my SCSI driven flatbed HP scanner over a network. Is
this possible in XP Pro?
 
Sigmund said:
I'd like to run my SCSI driven flatbed HP scanner over a network. Is
this possible in XP Pro?
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It depends upon the specific scanner, but in the great majority of cases,
no. Most scanners are not networkable. That's largely because in the great
majority of cases, there's no value to networking a scanner, since you need
to be physically at the scanner to use it.
 
Sigmund said:
I'd like to run my SCSI driven flatbed HP scanner over a network. Is
this possible in XP Pro?
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Normally, input devices cannot be shared, at all, but this isn't
always true of scanners. You'll be able to share the scanner only if
it's manufacturer provided specialized software for that purpose.

You have to use a network-capable scanner (which immediately
eliminates most, if not all, USB scanners) and specialized software
(that comes with the scanner) to do this. If you're talking about a
home consumer grade flatbed USB or parallel port scanner, you very
probably can't.

HP, Canon, Xerox, Océ, Kyocera Mita, and other companies
manufacture network capable scanners (They're actually multi-function
devices that also copy, print, and sometimes fax and email) and the
requisite specialized software. The cost of such devices usually
starts somewhere just below $5,000.00 USD.

The HP PrecisionScan Pro application, versions 2.03 and higher,
which normally comes with some of HP's low-end business scanners,
permits some of the scanning functions to be shared. Consult the
documentation that came with the scanner. (I know it works, if not
very well; I've set up HP ScanJet 6300C and 7490C devices to be
shared, using the supplied software.)


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I have HP Precision Scan 1.0 and it attempts to allow you to set it up
for the network, but it just can't seem to get there. The scanner is
HP Scanjet llcx with a scsi interface. I know Precision Scan is up to
at least 3. I'll have to try and hunt down a copy
 
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