Scanner help...

Archlyn · September 9th, 2002

I have an HP OfficeJet R40xi combo scanner/copier/printer... the printer is shared across the network, is there any way to share the scanner as well?

**_E_** · September 9th, 2002

well if, this is an all purpose machine as you said ( scanner,printer copier all in one) and the printer could be accessed through the netwrok, i dont see a reason why the scanner shouldnt be accessed by network. i mean if the printer could be accessed then the scanner shoild be accessed as well,................unless there is somekinda restriction from the admin

Archlyn · September 9th, 2002

I checked the properties of the scanner on the machine it's hooked up to... there isn't even a way to share th through winXP. I was hoping the use of a 3rd party program could do the job,

**Betamax** · September 9th, 2002

I don't think its currently possible to share a scanner over a network. True it's probably simple enough feature to add to an OS, but I don't think it will be implemented in the future. The reason is that you have to insert the image to be scanned into the scanner. Therefore you have to be at the pc which has the scanner attached to it anyways, making networking it a bit pointless.

Archlyn · September 9th, 2002

Perhaps... but it's nice to manipulate the image on my comp where i wont be interfering with someone else

**Betamax** · September 9th, 2002

Ah well that you can do. Enable file sharing on your computer, and share your my pictures folder with read/write access. Then map that folder to a drive letter on the computer with the scanner. Now all you have to do is get your mate to scan the image and save it to that drive and the file will be on your machine where you can edit it.

Archlyn · September 10th, 2002

Except that the comp it's hooked up to is used for work, and no one's gonna stop in the middle of it to scan a pic for me

THAT'S the problem

**Betamax** · September 10th, 2002

Well you could always bombard them with IM's until they do it just to get you to shut up

Archlyn · September 10th, 2002

*chuckles* I suppose, except they dont have IM software

**Betamax** · September 10th, 2002

Well if there on your internal network you can always open a command window and type (no Quotes)

"net send MrX Oi ! have you scanned that pic yet!!!!!"

That'll cause a popup to appear on their machine (assuming that their user account name is MrX)

Archlyn · September 10th, 2002

I didn't know that O,o... I'll have to try that :-D

September 9th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	Scanner help... I have an HP OfficeJet R40xi combo scanner/copier/printer... the printer is shared across the network, is there any way to share the scanner as well? __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

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_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,590	well if, this is an all purpose machine as you said ( scanner,printer copier all in one) and the printer could be accessed through the netwrok, i dont see a reason why the scanner shouldnt be accessed by network. i mean if the printer could be accessed then the scanner shoild be accessed as well,................unless there is somekinda restriction from the admin __________________ -= Now watching=-

September 9th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	I checked the properties of the scanner on the machine it's hooked up to... there isn't even a way to share th through winXP. I was hoping the use of a 3rd party program could do the job, __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

September 9th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	I don't think its currently possible to share a scanner over a network. True it's probably simple enough feature to add to an OS, but I don't think it will be implemented in the future. The reason is that you have to insert the image to be scanned into the scanner. Therefore you have to be at the pc which has the scanner attached to it anyways, making networking it a bit pointless. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

September 9th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	Perhaps... but it's nice to manipulate the image on my comp where i wont be interfering with someone else __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

September 9th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Ah well that you can do. Enable file sharing on your computer, and share your my pictures folder with read/write access. Then map that folder to a drive letter on the computer with the scanner. Now all you have to do is get your mate to scan the image and save it to that drive and the file will be on your machine where you can edit it. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

September 10th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	Except that the comp it's hooked up to is used for work, and no one's gonna stop in the middle of it to scan a pic for me THAT'S the problem __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

September 10th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Well you could always bombard them with IM's until they do it just to get you to shut up __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

September 10th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	chuckles I suppose, except they dont have IM software __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

September 10th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Well if there on your internal network you can always open a command window and type (no Quotes) "net send MrX Oi ! have you scanned that pic yet!!!!!" That'll cause a popup to appear on their machine (assuming that their user account name is MrX) __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

September 10th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Archlyn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The land of Insanity Posts: 571	I didn't know that O,o... I'll have to try that :-D __________________ Computer Specs: ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe (nForce4) \| AMD Athlon X2 3800 @ 2.0ghz \| 2x1.0GB OCZ Platinum DDR400 RAM (128-bit DDR mode) \| GeForce 7600 w/ 256mb VRAM \| Onboard Sound - for now OS1 : Windows XP / SP2 \| Direct X 9 OS2 : Gentoo Linux 2006.0 OS3 : Windows Vista Beta 2 ePSXe config: Pete's OpenGL 2.0 \| Eternal SPU 1.4 \| ePSXe Internal CD core (W2K) Project 64 config Jabo's D3D7 1.5 \| Jabo's DSound 1.5 \| Jabo's DInput 1.5

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