What are steps to sharing a scanner? - 12/05/09 07:38 AM
I hope this topic belongs here. I have a scanner that is attached via USB 2.0 to our new iMac. The new iMac is connected to my Mac Pro via GB Ethernet routed through two switches on our LAN. The switches are working normally. I want to access the scanner from my Mac Pro. Both computers are running OSX 10.6.2. I opened System Preferences on the iMac and tried to set up scanner sharing by clicking the Sharing icon and, when that didn't work, I tried it using the Print & Fax icon. Each time, I restarted after carefully following the help instructions. The iMac and the scanner are turned on, but the scanner doesn't show up in the sidebar of my Mac Pro's Finder's windows. I can't get it to work. What am I failing to do? Upon clicking the scanner sharing button, a statement appears on that screen saying "Computers on your local network can access your computer at: XXXX-YYYY-Mac-Pro.local" (XXXX & YYYY are substituted for identifying info). I don't know how to use that address to access that computer or whether I even need to do it. This seems like a simple thing, but no joy. An assist would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.