# Help file for MacOS X 10.6 scanner drivers

1. #### How to add a lan scanner :

   To add a networked scanner (connected to a Wifi network or a wired network), open the scanner configuration file with root privileges.
   $ sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /usr/local/etc/sane.d/spll2.conf
   Add a line with this format :
   LAN <ip address of the scanner>
   Change the <ip address of the scanner> with the ip address of your networked scanner.
   A utility can be installed to open the configuration file from the System Preferences panel, go to http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/, download the "TWAIN SANE Interface" for you MacOS X version and install it. Go to your System Preferences panel and select SANE. From the list shown click on spll2 to edit the file.

2. #### How to use a lan scanner in MacOS X 10.8 :

   Under MacOS X 10.8, the Image Capture won't detect your networked scanner. The best way to use a networked scanner is to use a 32bits application that will call the TWAIN directly without passing by the Image Capture API. An example of this is gimp for Mac OS X Leopard (version 2.6.11). Gimp requires X11 to be installed to work correctly. Install XQuartz to have an X11 server under Mac OS X 10.8 as stated in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5293.