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. -- Best regards, Alessandro Zummo, Tower Technologies - Torino, Italy http://www.towertech.it