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printer does not find computer Ubuntu 16.04 (Officejet Pro 276DW)

Asked by Radu Alexandru

I want to scan documents from a HP Officejet Pro 276DW to a folder on my PC. At the moment I can only scan from computer.
I use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop.
How do I do it? What application to use?
The printer does not find the computer on the network. It shows indications only for Win and iOS.

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Nishitha Antony (ni301701) said : 		#1

Hi Radu,

Please try the below command to scan a document and save it in a folder in Ubuntu.
hp-scan -o <path/filename.filetype> or
xsane (provides graphical UI to select the folder path)

Please refer the below links which explains the steps to share the folder from Linux to windows.
https://itsfoss.com/share-folders-local-network-ubuntu-windows/

Thanks,
Nishitha

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