[lubuntu-users] Scanning thru network not working?

[Liam Proven]

On 2 September 2016 at 21:07, Israel <israeldahl at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an HP DeskJet 3510 and scanning from WiFi works flawlessly and
> requires no setup.  I use the gnome printer tool to set it up, and 'Simple
> Scan'
>
> Not sure what to tell you other than it is definitely possible, and is
> extraordinarily easy when you use HP.  I also did it previously with an HP
> printer connected via an ethernet cable to my router.


Yes, sure, but that is not shared through Windows. It is a
network-capable printer/scanner, and the Linux machine is connecting
directly to it over the network.

If the all-in-one device is USB-only, then the connection is:

[all-in-one] <--> [Windows PC] <--> [Linux PC]

The AI1 is only attached to the Windows PC; the Linux PC is printing
to Windows, and Windows forwards the task to the printer.

If the AI1 is network capable, then it is more like:

[Windows PC] <--> [AI1] <--> [Linux PC]

*Both* computers are directly connected to it.

But this requires a network-capable AI1 device, and they are more
expensive than simple USB ones.


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