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Just to be clear: You set the scanner IP to 169.254.8.76, right? What did you set your computer's IP to? If you also used 169.254.8.76, you weren't pinging the scanner, you were pinging yourself. Try something else in the 169.254.8.* range, like 169.254.8.42 . Also see sick_tim #34.

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