Sharing a scanner in W2K S?

#1 hardwarecrazy

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Posted 16 May 2004 - 02:05 AM

Hi,

I have a small home network with one Server (w2KS) and 3 PCs that share files and printers. No issues there. The server has a SCSI HP Scanner attached to it. Is it possible to share it with the other PCs(W2K Pro) over the LAN? Kindly advise how.
Thank you.

#2 peterh

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Posted 17 May 2004 - 02:46 PM

Sorry, not possible unless you want to use Remote Desktop or VNC on to the other PC to use the Scanner facilities. It cannot be shared like printers or files.

#3 zen69x

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Posted 18 May 2004 - 12:28 AM

Some scanners provide software to act as a scanner server and allow you to do what you want.

Check the manufacturer's website and see if you can't find something there.

#4 glennk

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Posted 07 June 2004 - 11:44 PM

Hey,
You can share any TWAIN compatible scanner (practically any scanner made) with all your computers on a network.
You can even scan under Terminal Services from hosted applications.

check out www.remote-scan.com

I think you'll like it