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have set up lan using ethernet cards etc,working fine,
{just two P.C.'s},printer sharing set up okay,how do you
share a scanner over a network or a web cam if you can
share a printer.

Help appreciated.
 
james said:
have set up lan using ethernet cards etc,working fine,
{just two P.C.'s},printer sharing set up okay,how do you
share a scanner over a network or a web cam if you can
share a printer.

Help appreciated.
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Unless the scanner came with software to support sharing, you don't.
WinWhatever does not contain scanner sharing code.

Same for the web cam, I suspect.
 
thanks for your reply bob,that was quick.
I have heard of "port forwarding" do you know
of this or if this would work??

cheers james w
 
have set up lan using ethernet cards etc,working fine,
{just two P.C.'s},printer sharing set up okay,how do you
share a scanner over a network or a web cam if you can
share a printer.

Help appreciated.
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Sharing a scanner over the network is not practical since you must be at
the scanner to operate it. What you should do is scan the document into a
shared folder on the computer to which the scanner is connected. Then share
that folder and access the scanned document from any networked computer.
 
The simple truth is that you cannot share most cameras
and scanners over a network except they a designated
network scanners.

In contrast, network printers are dedicated printers that
are designed to be used over networks, but in most
home/small office networks printers are connected to
particular computers so they can be used by others -
these are not network printers.
 
thanks for your reply bob,that was quick.
I have heard of "port forwarding" do you know
of this or if this would work??

cheers james w


you don't.
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Port forwarding will not help you share a scanner or a web cam across
a network.
 
Not so.

Yes, it is possible and it works well with any TWAIN compatible
scanner, which these days, nearly 100% are. You just need a bit of
simple to use, low-cost as as well as free commercial software.

I was so frustrated before, that after finding this I am very happy to
plug this thing.


The company that provides it is Remotescan.

You can find the software by searching for
remote scan

Or you can just go to their web site at
http://www.share-scanner.com

The client version is free, and lets you test out how it works; with
the free client copy you are able to operate a scanner located at
their company location.

There is also a an exchange program where you get the full package for
free if you give a web site link back to http://www.share-scanner.com
 
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