Re: [LUG] Sane insanity (?)

[Rob Thyssen <rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 22 Sep 2003 1:31 am, Keith wrote:
> I have a scanner set up using SANE and it works. Trouble is if I try to
> run it over the network (because it's a SCSI scanner and the SCSI box is
> usually headless) SANE can't find the scanner. Which means lugging a
> monitor across the room etc. etc whenever I need to scan something. Now
> I've discovered that so long as I'm logged on to the SCSI box directly,
> even if only through a text terminal, the scanner becomes visible.
> Does anyone understand what's happening, and more to the point how I can
> stop it?
> Keith (Bailey)

I've no idea if yours is one of the scanners affected but Verisigns latest 
'endeavour' has upset a few owners of networked scanners.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32933.html

/rob


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