HP says the drivers for my Scanjet 6300 need to be installed on the client machine. Kind of a big space ding, nearly 100 Mb just for the driver. >I have not done this, but it would be expected that the client machine >would need an appropriate driver to access even a network device. This >is true of network printers, for example. However, it is often possible >to download the necessary drivers from the network when working with >printers. I don't know if the same is true of the scanner. > >Peter >------------------ >The NoSpin Group >[log in to unmask] > > >-----Original Message----- >If it is a fairly recent HP scanjet, I know there is software in the >most current download of the driver. I have a scanjet 6300, and the >driver for it comes with networking software. You do have to install >the scanner driver on the other machines that will use it, though. > >>It is apparently possible to network a scanner with appropriate >>software. At one time I looked into it, but decided against doing so. > > PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download > visit our download web page at: > http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>