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Okay, assuming that you have nmap installed (you may need to run as root) do
Code:
nmap -sP 192.168.1.1-255
OK, does this help? (I'm afraid it means nothing to me)
Code:
~ $ nmap -sP 192.168.1.1-255
Starting Nmap 7.01 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2017-02-09 09:57 ICT
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.1
Host is up (0.0046s latency).
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.100
Host is up (0.76s latency).
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.102
Host is up (0.27s latency).
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.103
Host is up (0.0022s latency).
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.104
Host is up (0.00017s latency).
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.105
Host is up (0.28s latency).
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.108
Host is up (0.28s latency).
Nmap done: 255 IP addresses (7 hosts up) scanned in 43.89 seconds
I see from your network report that your printer is using the DHCP-assigned address 192.168.1.108
Code:
brsaneconfig4 -a name=brother model=MFC-J430W ip=192.168.1.108
Although there is risk of the assigned IP address changing some time in the future, most routers will reserve it based on the MAC address of the printer.
You could also try the nodename reported I guess...
Code:
brsaneconfig4 -a name=brother model=MFC-J430W nodename=BRNA417314C54E3
Don't forget to remove any existing config first with
I see from your network report that your printer is using the DHCP-assigned address 192.168.1.108
Code:
brsaneconfig4 -a name=brother model=MFC-J430W ip=192.168.1.108
Although there is risk of the assigned IP address changing some time in the future, most routers will reserve it based on the MAC address of the printer.
You could also try the nodename reported I guess...
Code:
brsaneconfig4 -a name=brother model=MFC-J430W nodename=BRNA417314C54E3
Don't forget to remove any existing config first with
It was accepted immediately, didn't throw up any error I could see.
I tried scanning, still not working. It must have seen the config, as the scanner is listed as "Brother brother".
Success!!! It scanned and let me save the doc, etc.
So for my Brother scanner it's down to specifying an ip address. As you say, I need to save the details, in case the ip address get changed by the router in the future.
Thanks for all the help ferrari, it's much appreciated. You definitely persisted with this one.
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