Trying to use old HP Scanjet 6200C with Mini

I'm trying to use an old scanner that was never supported for Macs as far as I know.
When I connect it to a Windows computer, it seems to work.
When I connect it to my Mac Mini, it's reported as present on my USB 2.0 hub, the same hub that has a working printer. I've tried to access the scanner with SANE/TWAIN (with ImageCapture), VueScan, and ScanAgain. None of them can see it. But they do recognize and support a Canon MP620 printer/scanner which is defined on my wireless LAN.
Any ideas as to why none of these applications can access the scanner? If you have a suggestion for a different forum for this problem, that would also be appreciated.
Thanks.
Dave

Well, based on a few tests, my problem may be solved, though I can't be sure of the solution.
In addition to the advice from Boece, I may have been steered in the right direction when I had trouble synching my iPod through my external USB hub. (It was a problem installing an OS update on the device.) Apple's Support site suggested connecting directly to the Mac, and that did the trick.
So I tried the same thing with the scanner, and things are working now. BUT I also upgraded to Snow Leopard and then had to upgrade VueScan for compatibility with Snow Leopard, so it could have been a combination of things. But making the direct USB connection to the Mac was probably the key.
I still plan to try access through SANE but haven't had time to download the version compatible with 10.6.

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