Visioneer Strobe XP 200

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Benton

Hi there,

Does anyone knows if this scanner can be shared on a LAN and used by all the
computers in the network?

Or, is there any look-alike scanner capable of this?

Thanks in advance,

-Benton
 
Benton said:
Hi there,

Does anyone knows if this scanner can be shared on a LAN and used by all
the computers in the network?

Or, is there any look-alike scanner capable of this?

Thanks in advance,

-Benton
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The answer is no.

Q - Can I share my computer's attached scanner with other computers on the
Network?
http://www.ezlan.net/faq.html#scanner

Why would want to share this scanner, somebody has to fed the document(s)
into the scanner. The specs say 10 seconds per page.

If you really want a network scanner search Google for "network capable
scanner" without quotes.

This software claims to share any scanner on the network.
http://www.share-scanner.com/
 
Benton said:
Does anyone knows if this [Visioneer Strobe XP 200] scanner can be
shared on a LAN and used by all the computers in the network? Or, is
there any look-alike scanner capable of this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Er... why would it matter what a scanner looks like? Did you mean
"scanner that has the same resolution and color response and @FEATURES
as the Visioneer Strobe XP 200"?
Why would [you] want to share this scanner? Somebody has to fed the
document(s) into the scanner.
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Yeah, that's what *I* thought. It doesn't do you much good to have a
remotely-operable scanner, since a human usually has to be near the
scanner to change the orginals. This question gets asked periodically,
and nobody who's asked that question ever seems to give a good answer as
to why this is a desirable thing.
If you really want a network scanner search Google for "network
capable scanner" without quotes. This software claims to share any
scanner on the network. http://www.share-scanner.com/
Click to expand...

I can think of a lot better uses for $39 than to spend it on some
proprietary garbage like that. Investigate the free alternatives before
screwing with things that cost money. Try this:

0. Hook scanner to machine1.
1. Install KDE Desktop Sharing, VNCServer (OS X) or VNCServer (Windows)
on machine1, depending on which OS machine1 is running. Run your VNC
server and set a password.
2. Run any VNC viewer on machine2. Connect to machine1 using the
password you chose in step 1. Control machine1 (almost) as if you
were sitting right at it. Profit!

Cost: $0.00 and 10 minutes. Your call, though.
 
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Benton said:
Does anyone knows if this [Visioneer Strobe XP 200] scanner can be
shared on a LAN and used by all the computers in the network? Or, is
there any look-alike scanner capable of this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Er... why would it matter what a scanner looks like? Did you mean
"scanner that has the same resolution and color response and @FEATURES
as the Visioneer Strobe XP 200"?
Click to expand...

Yes. You got the idea.
Why would [you] want to share this scanner? Somebody has to fed the
document(s) into the scanner.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that's what *I* thought. It doesn't do you much good to have a
remotely-operable scanner, since a human usually has to be near the
scanner to change the orginals. This question gets asked periodically,
and nobody who's asked that question ever seems to give a good answer as
to why this is a desirable thing.
Click to expand...

Gee, what happened to human imagination? :-)

How about this: the scanner is connected to PC1 in the network, with a long
(sort of) cable that allows the scanner to seat on a table away from the
host PC. From PC2, I start the software, it finds the scanner, I configure
my desired settings and check the option "Scan to my PC". I then go to the
scanner, feed the documents, and back to my PC I go. The scanned files are
waiting for me at the Windows desktop.
 
Dances With Crows said:
Benton said:
Does anyone knows if this [Visioneer Strobe XP 200] scanner can be
shared on a LAN and used by all the computers in the network? Or, is
there any look-alike scanner capable of this?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Er... why would it matter what a scanner looks like? Did you mean
"scanner that has the same resolution and color response and @FEATURES
as the Visioneer Strobe XP 200"?
Why would [you] want to share this scanner? Somebody has to fed the
document(s) into the scanner.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that's what *I* thought. It doesn't do you much good to have a
remotely-operable scanner, since a human usually has to be near the
scanner to change the orginals. This question gets asked periodically,
and nobody who's asked that question ever seems to give a good answer as
to why this is a desirable thing.
If you really want a network scanner search Google for "network
capable scanner" without quotes. This software claims to share any
scanner on the network. http://www.share-scanner.com/
Click to expand...

I can think of a lot better uses for $39 than to spend it on some
proprietary garbage like that. Investigate the free alternatives before
screwing with things that cost money. Try this:

0. Hook scanner to machine1.
1. Install KDE Desktop Sharing, VNCServer (OS X) or VNCServer (Windows)
on machine1, depending on which OS machine1 is running. Run your VNC
server and set a password.
2. Run any VNC viewer on machine2. Connect to machine1 using the
password you chose in step 1. Control machine1 (almost) as if you
were sitting right at it. Profit!
Click to expand...

Works in Linux only. Most of us out here are Windows or Mac.
 
Dances With Crows said:
0. Hook scanner to machine1.
1. Install KDE Desktop Sharing, VNCServer (OS X) or VNCServer (Windows)
on machine1, depending on which OS machine1 is running. Run your VNC
server and set a password.
2. Run any VNC viewer on machine2. Connect to machine1 using the
password you chose in step 1. Control machine1 (almost) as if you
were sitting right at it. Profit!
Click to expand...
Works in Linux only. Most of us out here are [using] Windows or Mac.
Click to expand...

....What'choo talkin' about, Willis?

VNC servers exist for Windows and all Unix-like OSes (not MacOS 9, which
is annoying). VNC viewers exist for all OSes that aren't toys and some
that are toys. (Remember, the RFB protocol that VNC uses is Open, so it
doesn't matter which OS the client or server is running.) For the last
~3 years, I've been running VNCserver (Windows) on a Windows machine
(opus2) at work. At times (like if it's 11pm, and something minor needs
to be done, and driving all the way to work would suck), I've used
VNCViewer (Linux) or VNCViewer (Windows) to control opus2. It's worked
extremely well.

But don't take my word for it. Visit http://www.tightvnc.com/ and
see what they have to say. IMHO, something like VNC is absolutely
essential for Windows machines, since the Windows CLI sucks so badly and
many Windows programs don't *have* command-line equivalents. RDP might
also work. HTH,
 
Dances With Crows said:
Does anyone knows if this [Visioneer Strobe XP 200] scanner can be
shared on a LAN and used by all the computers in the network? Or,
Why would [you] want to share this scanner? Somebody has to fed the
document(s) into the scanner.
Click to expand...
Yeah, that's what *I* thought. It doesn't do you much good to have a
remotely-operable scanner, since a human usually has to be near the
scanner to change the orginals. This question gets asked
periodically, and nobody who's asked that question ever seems to give
a good answer as to why this is a desirable thing.
Click to expand...
Gee, what happened to human imagination? :-)
Click to expand...

My imagination, fertile though it is, never seems to predict what Real
Users want[0].
How about this: the scanner is connected to PC1 in the network, with a
long (sort of) cable that allows the scanner to [sit] on a table away
from the host PC. From PC2, I start the software, it finds the
scanner, I configure my desired settings and check the option "Scan to
my PC". I then go to the scanner, feed the documents, and back to my
PC I go. The scanned files are waiting for me [on PC 2].
Click to expand...

Seems like a long run for a short slide. Why don't you do something
like this?

0. Scanner is connected to machine1
1. Go to machine1. Feed documents. Scan documents using $SOFTWARE.
2. Using $SOFTWARE, save the scanned images to "\\machine2\somewhere\
scanned_images\" or "/mnt/machine2/scanned_images/".
3. Walk back to machine2, do whatever with images.

This requires machine1 and machine2 to be hooked to a network of some
sort. You've already made it clear that this is the case. This also
requires that machine2 be running NFS or Samba or Windows File Sharing.
That condition is not difficult to fill.

Or you can use VNC to remotely control machine1 from anywhere, or you
can use that expensive proprietary scanner-sharing thing mentioned
upthread. TMTOWTDI, after all.

[0] My favorite was when a woman brought in a desktop machine and wanted
me to set it up so it'd work with her cablemodem. The cablemodem was
in an apartment 1 mile away.
 
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