How do I network one scanner between two computers...

HELP!
How do I add a USB scanner to my network? It should be as easy as adding a printer since my printers also connect to the USB hub.
I have a Powermac G-4 and G-5 networked via ethernet. My scanner is connected to a USB hub and works from either computer. The problem is that the USB hub has to be plugged into the computer accessing the scanner.
Can anyone help me with this? There must be a way to add an external device connected to a USB hub.
(The scanners I have are the Epson Perfection 2580 & 3170)
Thanks,
Bruce
Powermac G-5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi, and a Warm Welcome to the Power Mac G5 Forum!
If you open Applications > Image Capture - you should be able to set up scanner sharing in Preferences > Sharing. There are further details in Image Capture > Help - and here
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=151037
Good Luck.

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