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?

Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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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