On 27 Dec 2003, Joe Tobey wrote: > Do you know where I can find information on how to do this? > > > On Sat, 2003-12-27 at 15:23, Mike Burger wrote: > > On 27 Dec 2003, Joe Tobey wrote: > > > > > I am trying to set up a shared device, an HP ScanJet 3400c scanner, and > > > I want to be able to share this on my home network. Can I do this? > > > > The device, per se, I do not believe that you can share. > > > > However, using the power of X, you can share/run the application across > > the network that does the scanning, thereby effectively sharing the > > scanning system. It's rather simple, actually...assuming that both systems are running linux or some sort of Unix, and the other user's system is running Xwindows, they can ssh into the system with the scanner, and start up the GIMP or some other graphics manipulation program within that session. The system with the scanner should simply send the screen output back to the user's system, and voila!!! -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 To be notified of updates to the web site, visit http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
