[Discuss] xsane pblm

[jdm at moylan.us (dan moylan)]

derek martin writes:
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 10:06:25AM -0500, dan moylan wrote:
>> dan ritter writes:
>>> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 05:41:36PM -0500, dan moylan wrote:
>>>>
>>>> cmp#1: intel nuc 10, fc26
>>>>   xsane: "no devices available"
>>>> cmp#2: acer aspire 5733Z, fc26
>>>>   xsane: finds only web cam
>>>> cmp#3: acer aspire E1-472P, fc25
>>>>   xsane: works fine, no problems

> Is this a printer/scanner that you are trying to scan with, or is it
> just a printer to which you're ting to print images already scanned in
> xsane?  Or, some other thing?
> If you are trying to print, can you print to the printer from the
> command line (i.e. with lpr somefile)?

it's an hp photosmart d110 -- printer/scanner.  printing
works fine.  scanning's the problem.

>>>> all three have the printer's ip address in both
>>>> /etc/sane.d/saned.conf and /etc/sane.d/net.conf

>>>> all three can ping the printer
>>>>
>>>> any suggestions?

>>> Run xsane as root once on each of #1 and #2. If it works you
>>> have a permissions problems to track down.

>> did that and each shows the same results.

>>> If it doesn't work, perhaps you have a network problem.

>> each can ping the printer.  #3 can run xsane.  where do i
>> look?  what can i try?

> Is it possible you have iptables set up as a host-based firewall on
> the non-working PCs, and it is blocking the IP/ports used by the
> printer?

have not set up iptables on any of the three machines.

and john boland wrote:
> Don't forget selinux!
> Check with 'getenforce'.

did -- disabled.

as an exercise, i moved the printer closer and connected a
usb cable from the printer to cmp#1 and xsane finds the
printer and works just fine in the scanning mode -- so a
network issue indeed -- but ....

btw, cmp#1 once ran xsane over the net just fine.  i'm not
exactly sure when it stopped -- when i upgraded from fc25 to
fc26, or just at the latest update of fc26.

ole dan

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