[aklug] Re: Multi-OS scanner/printer

* WestonandSuzy Howard <westonandsuzyhoward@gmail.com> [150111 18:38]:
> Tim,
> At work I use an HP8500 to scan and print over the network. Greg is
> correct, you are making a wise choice to stick with HP, their support
> is great for Linux machines.
> If you use the HPLIP tool:
>
> # hp-setup -i
>
> You can choose option 2 for a network printer, and then set it up for
> printing and scanning.
> Fortunately, once you do this, you do not need a USB cable to scan,
> as you can set xsane to scan over the network by editing this file:
>
> # nano /etc/sane.d/pixma.conf
>
> You can look up the backend that you need, I'll check when I get to
> work tomorrow for which one I use, as HP 8500's are not "supported"
> backends, but still work just fine. Essentially, you punch in a
> backend://ipaddress:portnumber for your scanner and then save the
> file. Reboot the computer (or restart the sane service) and you can
> scan over the network to a standalone all-in-wonder hp scanner/printer
> with xsane. Works like a champ at my work, using Debian Wheezy.

   Thanks to everybody for the input. Just got an email from my
   brother who is a 'buntu user and has the same printer. He
   recommends it and we have had a couple other HP printers here and
   have always been happy with linux support.

   cheers

-- 
Tim 
tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com
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