[sane-devel] Network scanners

[Alessandro Zummo]

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:33:17 +0100 (CET)
rozelak at volny.cz wrote:

> I would like to ask, how network scanners are supported. I know that
> there is 'saned' daemon which can be used for network accessing the
> scanner which is physically connected to computer on which 'saned' is
> running, but I am asking for "standalone" scanners which can be accessed
> only through network connection (so 'saned' cannot be running on them),
> exactly like network printers. Is there anything similar e.g. to IPP
> protocol, but for scanners? Where are problems with it?
> 
> I am interested, as we have Canon iR2200 copy/printer/scanner (huge)
> machine in my work, and I would like to know if it can be accessed from
> linux (or SANE in general). If there is no such posibility, it does
> not matter very much, I know thay yo do great job anyway!

 each scanner uses each own protocol. I have an Epson CX11 NF and
 it works just fine via network. You will fine another one or two
 in sane. 


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 Best regards,

 Alessandro Zummo,
  Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy

  http://www.towertech.it