You'd need one of those Belkin 3 to 1 or 4 to 1 switchers. I don't think scanjets or any other scanners like those AB contraptions, and I am not sure they even like the Belkin boxes.
>I remember this issue being addressed before on this list. The answer seems
>to be that you need special software to run on the network. As I recall,
>Hewlett-Packard has such a system for their scanners. However, would it not
>be an easier solution to place an A-B switch on the scanner so it could be
>shared by two computers?
>
>>> Tried posting this same post earlier but received no answers.
>> I have a parallel port scanner on a workstation and I want to
>> share it out and access it over the network. The scanner is
>> only about 3 feet away and the computer it is attached to is
>> always busy (operator in front of). It would be nice to put
>> the doc in scanner and scan from my computer not bothering
>> the operator from the other. Does anyone out there know of
>> any software that will enable this? Do you need a scanner
>> that is specifically capable of this? Need more info let me
>> know thanks all!
>>
>> Brad Feuerhelm
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