Impossible scanning maybe?

[trakaill]

So I have an HP photosmart C7180...there are a few ways to connect this printer to your comp! USB, Ethernet, 802.11 (wifi) or bluetooth...

I decided to go with Ethernet to my router because it would for one save me a USB port which I need and second allows me to print with my netbook from anywhere in the house..

 

Now I have a major issue with that set up, I CANNOT scan any documents so my question is, is there anyway to scan through an ethernet cable??? Iv been trying for hours and it always comes back to a weir communication error message..I tried to goggle it with no success so I come to you SG friend to see if anybody has encountered this issue or if it is even possible...

 

I was able to PRINT through the ethernet cable..

It does scan through the USB cable I tried successfully..

 

Im about to cry

[Sgt_Church]

Software error can be common, that is what happened to my all in one printer, did you use disk or download? Download messes up easily, disk could be faulty.

[Shadowex3]

Everything HP I've worked with tends to have annoying software that makes it a bitch to get things working.

[trakaill]

Everything HP I've worked with tends to have annoying software that makes it a bitch to get things working.

 

Have you ever scanned something through ethernet cable cause Ive tried everything I can think of..Ive came to the conclusion that it was gonna be impossible..

 

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1254544025577+28353475&threadId=1093906

 

apparently this guy had a similar problem and seems to have been just as successful as I was...

[ONeill]

Everything HP I've worked with tends to have annoying software that makes it a bitch to get things working.

 

Windows 7 somehow automatically found all of my HP device drivers and installed them. Much easier than software.

 

It is possible to scan through ethernet, my roommate just did it to test.

[Snakes on a Wii]

Have you ever scanned something through ethernet cable cause Ive tried everything I can think of..Ive came to the conclusion that it was gonna be impossible..

 

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1254544025577+28353475&threadId=1093906

 

apparently this guy had a similar problem and seems to have been just as successful as I was...

 

There's nothing theoretically impossible about it. It's most likely a software problem, which is no surprise coming from HP, the worst software distributors out there. I don't know much about scanning specifically, but I would suggest to either get a third party program (if such exists), or go out to radio shack and pick up a usb cable. Hell, you might even have one lying around, since it's likely USBA-USBB, a common cable setup (one is sort of squarish and the other goes into your computer).

[Shadowex3]

Windows 7 somehow automatically found all of my HP device drivers and installed them. Much easier than software.

 

It is possible to scan through ethernet, my roommate just did it to test.

 

Drivers != software.

[trakaill]

There's nothing theoretically impossible about it. It's most likely a software problem, which is no surprise coming from HP, the worst software distributors out there. I don't know much about scanning specifically, but I would suggest to either get a third party program (if such exists), or go out to radio shack and pick up a usb cable. Hell, you might even have one lying around, since it's likely USBA-USBB, a common cable setup (one is sort of squarish and the other goes into your computer).

 

I have a USB cable but thats not what I want to do..ill try calling HP...but that really sucks ...