Re: Scanner not visible on LAN

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:04:52 -0500

You cannot share a scanner over a network in Windows XP,
only printers. 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Phreak" wrote:
| I am running TCP/IP LAN (Home). Two machines, XP(SP2) is host, WIN98(SP ?? 
| updated recently/regularly) is client.
| I can share files and folders, places, but can't get the scanner to show up 
| on remote/client machine.
| Using HP PrecisionScan LAN (OEM disk, with latest update 3.0).
| All other shared files/resources appear and function.
| Scanner works excellent on XP host.
| When HP LAN Host is running it shows "not connected" (to Precisionscan LAN) 
| in spite of availability of other resources.
| Tried reloading the remote network files using the (SP2) "network setup 
| wizard", "create network setup disk".
| Install of network setup disk (remote machine) fails: "cannot locate your 
| network hardware" "You must restart"
| But, that machine can still access internet, shared files/folders/resources, 
| PrecisionScan LAN notwithstanding. The inference is that the LAN card works 
| and is in fact present.
| Interestingly, The remote machine does not appear in "My network places" 
| from host.
| Network connection config. :
| Host : Client for Microsoft, Internet protocol (TCP/IP), File/print sharing, 
| QoS packet Scheduler.
| Client/remote: same minus Qos
| 
| ipconfig.exe will pop up and close, no help.
| 
| I'm no expert networker, play nice please!
| 
| Ideas? Comments? Aspersions?
| Thanks 
| 
|

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