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From: walt <w41ter@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: network scanner not seen by xsane on *some* systems
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:29:45
Message-Id: jt96f8$410$1@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] network scanner not seen by xsane on *some* systems by Allan Gottlieb
1 On 07/06/2012 05:35 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
2 > I have one network (a linksys) to which all my devices are attached.
3 >
4 > I have two laptops running ~amd64 and one desktop running amd64.
5 > I have one scanner, an hp officejet 7310 that is (wired) ethernet
6 > attached.
7 >
8 > When I try xsane from either laptop I receive the popup saying that no
9 > devices are found. From the desktop all is well.
10 >
11 > I can print to the 7310 from all three machines.
12 > I can ping the 7310 from all machines.
13
14 That's pretty strange, for sure. I assume you have cups and hplip on
15 all three?
16
17 When I use a web browser on localhost:631 I can see two printers on each
18 machine: hp_LaserJet_3015 and hp_LaserJet_3015_fax. (No 3015_scanner, but
19 I figure the 'fax' doubles as the scanner.)
20
21 Do you have the 'fax' device on your laptops?

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