Scan Server?

SoulSe · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: Scan Server?

At our office we run a Gentoo server that uses SAMBA and Netatalk to share a printer and some file shares with both OS X and Windows machines. There is no webmin / X server, none of that. Just a Gentoo base with Cups, SSH, Netatalk, SAMBA and deps. It works really well.

Now we have a scanner that I would like to connect to the server and share as well. Is this possible? I have Googled around a bit and looked here but I don't know where to start.

This is not something I have ever done before so I am completely clueless. The Macs are the most important machines to be sharing the scanner with. The Windows' machines are not so NB.
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chrbecke · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject:

Have a look at "man saned" and "man sane-net" for server setup. Then look at http://www.sane-project.org/sane-frontends.html for a frontend for MacOS and Win, as needed.
I once had a working setup with a scanner connected to my gentoo box and a client running on my room mates win box, but he moved out and I don't remember exactly how I did it. It should be possible, though.

ronmon · Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject:

Take a look at this page. The HOWTO there is almost exactly how mine is set up. Works great.
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SoulSe · Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys. I'll mess around with saned and post my questions as / when they arise

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AMD AthlonXP 2500+
512MB RAM
Geforce FX5700