Sorry but this printer only supports local scanning....Prints great over a network if you can get the printer to be seen on the network. Was a little misrepresented.  HP has a 4100mfp that will work for what you want but is about $1,200.00.

Thanks,  I should have read further in the forum before I made the inquiry.  I really want to scan docs to .pdf, but can still justify the price/performance of the 1600N.  I can put a P3 dedicated print server on USB for about $200 and have a pretty strong system for around $500.

Dell needs to clean up their act, though.  They are running customers off with poor telephone support (why not just say straight up that you can't scan over the network?).  The email support was worse.  This forum is the only place I have gotten a straight answer.  The Dell documentation is totally misleading.

I found this RemoteScan product www.remote-scan.com that turns the 1600 into a network scanner with just software.

take a look

Yes you are correct about the USB cable.. But once it is plugged in via USB

you can use the Windows Operating system to share the Printer and RemoteScan to share the scanner.

Otherwise you're better off just buying a printer without the other options.

Message Edited by glennkreisel on 09-01-2004 09:00 PM

I'm pretty well commited to the 1600n because its the only laser printer my company subsidises.

I was really irked when I found out it wouldn't scan over the network. I bought Remote Scan software, and it solved my problem. The support from RemoteScan was excellent. When I called a real person answered the phone on the first try. Check out www.RemoteScan.com

The connections weren't what I expected to end up with but the function is. I connected the 1600n to my strongest computer via USB.  Remote scan uses this computer as a server and the other computers scan via Remote Scan over the net work. It works perfectly. Via the OS the printer is accessed from this computer also. It also works perfectly.

Dell should make the network functions and the local set up functions clear. They are creating a customer service mess and bad feelings.

That being said and my problems solved, the printer looks great, the size is right, the print speed and quality are great, the ADF and scanner are better than any I've owned up to now. I can live with the walk up fax limitation. I'm happy !