Failure to detect remote scanner...

[Patton Echols]

Ollie Killingback wrote:
> I've got a small home network: one former desktop PC running 9.10
> server edition, with 3 laptops and a netbook all running 9.10, either
> standard or Netbook Remix. The former desktop functions as a file and
> print server.  There are two printers attached to it, an HP Officejet
> 5610 all-in-one and an HP Deskjet 5940 - both are fine from any
> machine on the network.
>
> My wife's laptop is one of these machines and she needs to do a load
> of scanning.  Testing the setup before she got to work I found that
> Xsane reports the same error on all the laptops: no scanner detected.
> If I run it from the server, it works fine.
>
> So I have a simple solution to my wife's present need: sit her at my
> desk and let her scan using the server.  But that is not satisfactory
> long term.
>
> I'd be grateful for any help.
>
> Ollie K
>
>   

Hmmm,
I tried this:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=ubuntu+network+scanner&aq=0&aqi=g3&aql=&oq=ubuntu+network+sc&gs_rfai=&fp=4624271fea896542
and found this:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo

According to the "Network Scanner" section, remote scanners need to be 
set up manually.  I've not done it, but it does not look hard.


Good Luck
--PE