I'm using a comparable system here. I have to retrieve the scans with a web interface (but as you say, better than nothing). Standards...
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Brian L. Stuart <[email protected]> wrote: >> > The scanner ist connect via 1G ethernet. >> > On the Touchscreen is an Option "Scan to network". >> > The scanner scans direct to a cifs share (aquarella on >> plan9). >> > No need for spezial software except a Cifs Server. >> > The scanner use smbclient. >> >> That's neat. It makes sense too, using ethernet almost >> always seems a >> better deal than using USB. It's so cheap to put a network >> stack and >> ethernet into these devices, and the network stack is >> doubtless less >> software than a USB stack ... > > I definitely agree with this part of it. However, I would much > rather see the higher-level protocol be something that is simpler > and not tied to any commercial interests. I don't even object > to having cifs as an option. But when did it become popular > to say that ftp should not be an option for transferring a file? > > BLS > > >
