[sane-devel] Scanner with IP on a different network

[AG]

On 4/25/22 12:21, AG via sane-devel wrote:
>
>
> On 4/25/22 11:25, Thierry Huchard wrote:
>> Le 2022-04-25 10:43, AG via sane-devel a écrit :
>>> I am using Linux Mint, Simple Scan and Canon MF210 scanner-printer 
>>> combo.
>>>
>>> The MF210 is on a different subnetwork and cannot be found by SANE /
>>> Simple Scan.
>>>
>>> With the printer driver I can specify the IP address in the properties
>>> configuration window and it will find it and it works but SANE will
>>> only search the subnetwork by itself and not allow me to specify an IP
>>> address.
>>>
>>> Is there a way that I could get SANE to work with an IP address
>>> outside of my network?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Which driver are you using?
>> scanimage -L
>>
>> Thierry
>
> I apologize for my ignorance but I thought SANE /was/ the driver or 
> SANE used some system driver.
> The scanner does work when connected to the same subnetwork as it is 
> detected correctly but it cannot be found when connected to a 
> different subnetwork.
> If I ever installed a driver for the scanner I do not remember doing 
> so but I would have downloaded it from the official Canon web site.
> I have searched the system hw using hardinfo and other commands like 
> lshw but cannot find any mention of a driver that I can identify as 
> relating to the scanner.
> What can I do to find out?

OK, just realized:

scanimage -L
device `pixma:MF210_d8492f583058' is a CANON Canon i-SENSYS MF210 Series 
multi-function peripheral



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