On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Harvey Simon wrote:
I have my Epson printer/scanner plugged into my (Apple Extreme) router and
am able to print just fine from any computer in my apartment. However, when
I try to scan a document using the same printer/scanner and the same setup
-- I run into trouble. When I open the Epson Scan utility on my iMac I get
a message that ³Epson Scan cannot be started.² If I plug the
printer/scanner directly into my iMac, Epson Scan starts up and functions
normally.
The wireless connection is obviously the issue. But why?
It's as if the printer was plugged into a different computer (the router
is a very small, special purpose computer). While there are standard
protocols for computer-to-computer file sharing (SMB, NFS, AppleTalk) and
printing (LPR, IPP, SMB, AppleTalk), I don't know of any standards for
computer-to-computer scanner sharing. You may want to plug the scanner
into a desktop computer, scan from it, then share the scanner output files
with other computers on the network.
--
Vicky Staubly http://www.steeds.com/vicky/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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