Epson scanner blocked by firewall

[Skin]

Hello, I have an epson px720wd all in one printer, the printer is working but the scanner is blocked by the firewall: can you please help me to make a rule for the scanner? I don't know where to start...

[deepakdeshp]

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 sudo ufw disable

will disable the Mint firewall. Test the scanner with fw disabled.
By default the fw is disabled.

Please see if this helps https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/17
code] sudo ufw enable[/code] will enable the firewall.
You will need to assign a fixed ip to the scanner using your router.

[Skin]

Hello, the scanner works if the firewall is disabled and I've assigned a fixed ip to the printer/scanner, the problem is that I don't know how to make a rule in mint firewal

[all41]

these rules work for my Epson WF

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sudo ufw allow to ip 192.168.0.10

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sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.10

of coarse sub your assigned ip

[Arrababiski]

Hi Skin!

I had the same problem with an Epson SX235W as described here:

viewtopic.php?f=51&t=228387

The only way I found to make scanner work was disabling firewall or using kernel 4.2. If you success trying to make scanner work with firewall enabled or a newer kernel, please, post the solution here.

[Symbo41]

Hi All41,

My ET2600 scanner wasn't showing after a Mint update. Your solution worked for me on Mint20.2 - 5 years later !
Strangely, my previous issue with this ( Mint 19.3 ), which I solved by modifying configuration files, disappeared magically, when I installed Mint 20, only to reappear with 20.2.

Thanks for your help.

[deepakdeshp]

Hi All41,

My ET2600 scanner wasn't showing after a Mint update. Your solution worked for me on Mint20.2 - 5 years later !
Strangely, my previous issue with this ( Mint 19.3 ), which I solved by modifying configuration files, disappeared magically, when I installed Mint 20, only to reappear with 20.2.

Thanks for your help.

I suspect it's kernel version. Use sane kernel as in version 20.

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 uname -r

gives the kernel you use.

[all41]

Hi All41,

My ET2600 scanner wasn't showing after a Mint update. Your solution worked for me on Mint20.2 - 5 years later !
Strangely, my previous issue with this ( Mint 19.3 ), which I solved by modifying configuration files, disappeared magically, when I installed Mint 20, only to reappear with 20.2.

Thanks for your help.

kudos on searching Mint Forums for that solution.
Cheers

[kato181]

I have an Epson ET-4750 connected via wifi and I have never had any issue with regards to firewall blocking my scanner let alone the printer, and my printer is on a home network with 5 other computers.