I have installed xsane ... and it has been used with limited success. That is my concern I guess. I could just install it on a PC and share it via samba ... then use the file server as a repository for any files scanned in ... but was hoping to move it to a higher level. Thanks for your thoughts. I have tried using more specific drivers, but with limited success ... probably because I can not get them to install properly. Randy On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 13:42 -0500, Jonathan Kline wrote: > All in ones are shaddy devices, at best. > > If your hp is similar to my epson all in one, then essentially the buttons on > the front panel (e.g. scan/copy/etc) are tied to software functions, which > require the software shipped on the install cds... > > Anyways unless there is something I don't know about cups... you will need to > configure say cups to handle the print aspect of it, and something like > xsane/saned for the scanning end of things..... > > As far as sane goes, google for things like sane server, xsane shared, etc. > Once again, if your hp is anything like my Epson it will take some "magic" to > get it to all work.... Plus you might need to load the HP drivers to get all > of the printer functions working... (aka hplj or similar named packages) > > Good Luck, > ~J > > > On Thursday 07 September 2006 13:26, Randy Clarksean wrote: > > First .. thanks for the KVM emails this past week. You helped me narrow > > in on some hardware that will work for what I need. > > > > I will be moving my office shortly and I want to "clean up" a number of > > messy network issues that have created themselves over time ... laziness > > or hurrying to get something to work ... I need to streamline some > > things. > > > > One is a print and file server. > > > > Concern: I want to be able to run my HP OfficeJet 6310xi All-in-One via > > the printer server ... and ... have the ability to scan documents, etc. > > to a computer, whether it be a Linux or Windows box. It is a USB > > connection ... or can be connected via the network itself (I believe > > that its capabilities are limited for Linux when hooked up on the > > network connection). > > > > Hooking it straight to a Linux box ... appears to have limited some of > > its capabilities already. The scanning of documents is flakey ... and > > sometimes does not work at all. > > > > Anyone have any experience to share with me about print servers and the > > ability to actually take full advantage of all features from one of > > these all in ones? Maybe I am doing something wrong ... fancy that :-) > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >