Sharable SCSI scanner?

[agrikk]

Greetings!

I am looking for some way to share a SCSI high-speed scanner across multiple computers on a network.

The scanner is a duplexing, high-speed scanner that cost about $6,000 and am looking to leverage it among different users.

Anyone have any ideas on how I can allow multiple users access to this scanner?

Ideally this would be a network server similar to a standalone print server, but it would be a 10/100 Ethernet-to-SCSI type of thing.

Any thoughts?


Agrikk

 

[agrikk]

^bump^


Nothing? C'mon guys. No one has any suggestions?

 

[agrikk]

FYI,

I found this kick ass program called Remote Scan that allows a direct attached scanner to be shared over a network.

I downloaded it and it initially didn't work for my duplex document feeder, but working with these guys, they had a new version out that supported it in a matter of days.

The software is $29 via Buy-it-now on ebay. This thing kicks serious @$$.

Agrikk

 

[Josh_B]

HP has some pretty simple TCP/IP-based remote scanning tools...

 

[gill7784]

Not sure if this would be of any use to you, but if you wanted to write your own scanning app,say... in VB, check out EasyTwain Pro (from a company called Dosadi). It is a small SDK that is very versitile and provides for network scanning with ADF and duplex. I have used it in a couple custom apps I have created and am very impressed.

 

[djnes]

Originally posted by Josh_B
HP has some pretty simple TCP/IP-based remote scanning tools...

Indeed we do, but they only work with HP scanners.