[SOLVED] cannot scan with sane over network, local machine works

janhe · 12-17-2010, 05:58 PM

this exits without errors, and the file is sanned.

Code:

janhe@server:~$ scanimage -d net:10.0.0.40:pixma:04A91712_21F443 > output

other machine:

Code:

janhe@client:~$ scanimage -d net:10.0.0.40:pixma:04A91712_21F443 > output
scanimage: sane_start: Error during device I/O

configuration:

Code:

root@server:~# cat /etc/services | grep sane
sane-port       6566/tcp   #SANE network scanner daemon

root@server:~# cat /etc/inetd.conf | grep sane
sane-port stream tcp nowait root.scanner /usr/sbin/saned saned

root@server:~# cat /etc/sane.d/saned.conf
# saned.conf
# Configuration for the saned daemon

## Daemon options
# Port range for the data connection. Choose a range inside [1024 - 65535].
# Avoid specifying too large a range, for performance reasons.
#
# ONLY use this if your saned server is sitting behind a firewall. If your
# firewall is a Linux machine, we strongly recommend using the
# Netfilter nf_conntrack_sane connection tracking module instead.
#
# data_portrange = 10000 - 10100


## Access list
# A list of host names, IP addresses or IP subnets (CIDR notation) that
# are permitted to use local SANE devices. IPv6 addresses must be enclosed
# in brackets, and should always be specified in their compressed form.
#
# The hostname matching is not case-sensitive.

#scan-client.somedomain.firm
#192.168.0.1
#192.168.0.1/29
#[2001:7a8:185e::42:12]
#[2001:7a8:185e::42:12]/64
10.0.0.0/24
[2001:5c0:1503:6600::]/64
[fe80::]/10

# NOTE: /etc/inetd.conf (or /etc/xinetd.conf) and
# /etc/services must also be properly configured to start
# the saned daemon as documented in saned(8), services(4)
# and inetd.conf(4) (or xinetd.conf(5)).

What am I missing?

frankbell · 12-17-2010, 07:48 PM

This may be so obvious that it sounds stupid, but, if this is a printer as well as a scanner, can you print to to it over the network?

Also, what are the make and model of the scanner and how is it shared over the network? If it is shared via Samba and CUPS, what does smbclient report?

janhe · 12-18-2010, 02:50 AM

I can print over the network.
The printer is shared via cups and samba.
The scanner is shared via saned.

I can print to it. I can also scan from it via the net interface on the localhost.
It is a Canon Pixma MP530.

markush · 12-18-2010, 04:24 AM

Hi,

for multifunction devices be sure to add the user to the lp group in order to get access to the device.

If this doesn't work, use

Code:

nmap -p 6566 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the ip of the server in order to check if the sane-port is really open.

I've done this before: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...etwork-761212/

Markus

janhe · 12-18-2010, 10:59 AM

I temporarily disabled the firewall on the server. Now it works.

At least I know in which direction I should be looking.

The 6566 tcp port was already open. Anyone who knows what other ports are involved?

perhaps I should be looking further into this:

Quote:

If your firewall is a Linux machine, we strongly recommend using the
Netfilter nf_conntrack_sane connection tracking module instead.

Any hints are welcome.

janhe · 12-18-2010, 03:43 PM

I've been trying so much that I don't know what made it work, but it works. For now.

What I think did the trick is loading the module "nf_conntrack_sane" into the kernel on the server.

That way iptables recognises the higher ports that are used for I-don't-know-what as RELATED. I think it's similar to FTP.

BTW, If anyone from the Slackware Team is reading this:
The module names for connection tracking in rc.modules are outdated. They are still called ip_conntrack_* instead of nf_conntrack_*.