I also have an Epson scanner. (WF-3640)
What is interesting... I can print to it no matter how I connect to it. (ethernet, USB, wifi )
But I can't scan from it over wifi in any Linux I have.
I can scan from it over ethernet on Fedora. (usb also works)
I can scan from it ONLY using usb cable on openSuSE. (ethernet does not work)
It sounds like all-in-ones, and individual printers and scanners are swings and roundabouts in Linux (through no fault of Linux, rather the fault of brands not fulfilling the needs of Linux users as they do for Micro$oft and Apple users where Those operating systems have Everything working out of the box).
The problems I'm encountering with the XP-445 in Linux are that Minimal settings of the Printer work out of the box, but that, even after I install Scanner drivers, only the Gscan2pdf program scans anything.
Also, the Download options, whether official from Epson or unofficial from elsewhere are incomplete and/or ambiguous so that when I copy the instructions exactly as listed on the relevant web sites, nothing happens.
For example, some instructions are the equivalent of if you had a Command Line that states type in a Command, but they don't state you need "Sudo" as the prefix. It's situations like this that make it complicated for newer users of Linux who don't realize more information is needed that the web sites don't bother to state.
Like formerly in Windows (as Windows 7 is the last M$ operating system I used, as I'm not a fan of Windows 8 or Windows 10), I prefer to download from Official sources (as they're safest), as although not all unofficial sources of downloads are unsafe, unless the user knows they're trustworthy, they have a high risk of damaging or overpowering (with malware) users' computers, even though Linux is less of a target than M$.
One web site caught my eye among the various sites with Epson driver downloads - Tutorial for Linux. They have various links for various Linux distros including MX Linux. They're unofficial, but according to one of their links, they incorporate an Epson Ink Level Meter, which I'd guess most or all other Epson download links would exclude:
Epson Inkjet Printers MX Setup – Step-by-step Guide Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Epson Inkjet Printer in MX GNU/Linux Desktop. There are several Epson Inkjet Printer Drivers, but most Device are supported by: ESC/P-R Driver 1 or ESC/P-R Driver 2. So first, Search on the...
tutorialforlinux.com
tutorialforlinux.com
Epson Inkjet Printers MX Setup – Step-by-step Guide Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Epson Inkjet Printer in MX GNU/Linux Desktop. There are several Epson Inkjet Printer Drivers, but most Device are supported by: ESC/P-R Driver 1 or ESC/P-R Driver 2. So first, Search on the...
tutorialforlinux.com
Then, various links that the user would click on individually including the following, but some sections have no instructions:-
It's possible that other links may have the Ink Level Meter information after all, but at present, I only know of the Tutorial for Linux source for this component.