Xsane and Skanlite can't find the scanner

[sithlord48]

Because your printer supports wireless printing does not mean it will support wireless scanning. so if you still can't find it try using a usb cable.

[elder73]

Because your printer supports wireless printing does not mean it will support wireless scanning. so if you still can't find it try using a usb cable.

Yes I know about usb and this printer has worked fully on K.14.04 by cable. This was on a dual machine and K.14.04 was obtained by online upgrading from K. 13 something.
I got the wireless scanner to work with support from members on this forum. I can't remember how it was done unfortunately.

When this printer was installed on Windows you had to set it up using a usb cable. Once that was done you could switch to using it wirelessly.

[Snowhog]

I got the wireless scanner to work with support from members on this forum. I can't remember how it was done unfortunately.

See your post at https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post354811

[Feathers McGraw]

I said this in the other thread that Snowhog linked, but just to be clear: I don't think you got scanning working wirelessly... or at least you didn't say that you did.

[elder73]

I said this in the other thread that Snowhog linked, but just to be clear: I don't think you got scanning working wirelessly... or at least you didn't say that you did.

Well I've given up, it irks me that I cant get something working that worked previuosly. So I have plugged it in via a usb cord and everything is working fine.
I would still like to know how to get the IP address of the printer.

[Feathers McGraw]

Well I've given up, it irks me that I cant get something working that worked previuosly.

But did it work previously? I don't think it did, or you would have said so last time, right? Could you be misremembering?

[elder73]

But did it work previously? I don't think it did, or you would have said so last time, right? Could you be misremembering?

Yes it did. When printing or scanning it was totally wireless. The printer was not plugged via USB in any way.

[Feathers McGraw]

Actually, my mistake. You did say you got it working after installing HPLIP, I missed it! Sorry about that.

Find the line that used to say localhost and now says "hp3050", and replace it with 192.168.1.0/24 and your computer should now search your whole LAN for the scanner.

[elder73]

Actually, my mistake. You did say you got it working after installing HPLIP, I missed it! Sorry about that.

Find the line that used to say localhost and now says "hp3050", and replace it with 192.168.1.0/24 and your computer should now search your whole LAN for the scanner.

Thank you Feathers, that is the IP I have been trying to find. Sorry to be a bit dense but just what file is that? elder73+5

[Feathers McGraw]

The /etc/sane.d/net.conf file was empty. I uncommented the "localhost" and added "hp3050" for my printer scanner.

I'm guessing that one, but I'm away from my computer at the moment so I can't check to be sure!

By the way, 192.168.1.0/24 is an IP range (192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.225) , not a single address. I'm hoping it will work but I'm not sure!

[elder73]

I'm guessing that one, but I'm away from my computer at the moment so I can't check to be sure!

By the way, 192.168.1.0/24 is an IP range (192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.225) , not a single address. I'm hoping it will work but I'm not sure!

Edit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and remve the "#" in front of "net" and then edit

/etc/sane.d/net.conf:
I have added the IP 192.168.1.0/24 and tried to run Xsane with the localhost commented out and commented.

/etc/sane.d/dll.conf:
I took out the hp3050 which I had put in this file and then added 192.168.1.0/24 then ran Xsane again with the above net.conf showing the localhost commented and uncommented. Nothing worked.

I think I must have a gremlin in there somewhere doing its best to foil me in whatever I do.

[oshunluvr]

"localhost" refers only to the machine you are on, so that's not going to work.

"192.168.1.0/24" isn't an IP, it's an IP range, so that's not going to work.

net.conf needs to contain the IP or the hostname of the scanner(s). The hostname is not the model of the printer. It is the name, if any, the device reports to the network. Not all devices do this.

dll.conf needs to have to proper driver(s) enabled, which in this case should be either net or hpaio or both, but nothing else. IP addresses do not belong here.

If you have an HP wireless printer/scanner and it's working as a printer, try opening the CUPS interface (type localhost:631 in a browser window) and looking at the Admin page, finding the printer, then click on it and you should see the IP address in there somewhere. Here's mine:

If this doesn't work, you should run the hp-setup utility as described in this page, then run scanimage -L to find the scanner.

[elder73]

If you have an HP wireless printer/scanner and it's working as a printer, try opening the CUPS interface (type localhost:631 in a browser window) and looking at the Admin page, finding the printer, then click on it and you should see the IP address in there somewhere. Here's mine:

If this doesn't work, you should run the hp-setup utility as described in this page, then run scanimage -L to find the scanner.

Hello oshunluvr good to see you again. Following is what I got from localhost:631 and I will look into that last sentence tomorrow:

HP_Deskjet_3050_J610_series (Idle, Accepting Jobs, Not Shared, Color-Managed)
Description: HP Deskjet 3050 J610 series
Location:
Driver: HP Deskjet 3050a j611 Series, hpcups 3.14.3 (color, 2-sided printing)
Connection: dnssd://Deskjet%203050%20J610%20series%20%5BF90D95%5D._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=na_letter_8.5x11in sides=one-sided

[oshunluvr]

According to the HP manual, you should be able to determine the printer's IP address using the Wireless button on the printer or printing a network configuration page from the printer.

Is your printer connected to the network (router) wirelessly or are you connecting directly to your computer using wireless?

[elder73]

According to the HP manual, you should be able to determine the printer's IP address using the Wireless button on the printer or printing a network configuration page from the printer.

Is your printer connected to the network (router) wirelessly or are you connecting directly to your computer using wireless?

Finally that did the trick. Following is the information:

Active Connection Type: Wireless
IP: 192.168.1.103
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Configuration Source: DHCP
Primary DNS Server: 24.226.1.93
Secondary DNS Server: 24.226.10.193

Now I have a lot of IP's and do not have a clue how to use them. elder73