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Sharing a scanner on a network

dahamsta · 2004-03-17 11:15:42

Can you share a USB scanner on a Windows network? adam

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17-03-2004 12:15pm

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Can you share a USB scanner on a Windows network?

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#2 17-03-2004 12:51pm
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Not unless it comes with special software to do that.

But a lot of scanners have special buttons that allow you to scan to Email - so the person who is sat at the machine would only have to put in the address and click send when the message pops up - or perhaps some have a button to scan to a folder which could then be shared.

HP make network scanners - but they ain't cheap costing many many times the price of a usb scanner, at that stage you might as well look at mutlifunction devices to replace your photocopier/fax/printer..

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#3 18-03-2004 1:59pm
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VNC perhaps?

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#4 18-03-2004 3:49pm
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Bugger. Yeah VNC might do the trick I guess. Thanks guys.

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