In order for a scanner to work across a LAN, your scanner must have Network
Drivers for the operating system you wish to work in.  Then the computer,
where the scanner is installed, becomes the Server, and the other computers
become the clients.  You leave the Scanner turned on, and server drivers
running, and you can use the scanner across the network. The key is the
drivers, which come from the scanner manufacturer. Not too many scanners
will have this kind of support.

Rode
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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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