is there a way to network a cd burner

[G-Fresh]

i was trying to network my cd burner using windows xp between two computers but all it lets me do is use the cdrw/rom as if it was a folder:(


i want to be able to burn a cd across a network


is this at all possible using windows XP?

[A380]

You can burn trough network if you are using a UDF formatted disk (rw). then you just drag and drop the files. Therefor you've got to install InCD or directcd. and you've got to share the burner.
I'm not sure if you can do it with a cd-burning software. But thinking about it, what sense does burning over network do?
You need to change the disk anyway, after burning.

If you are going to burn with the solution mentined above, than make sure your burner has burnproof (or any other bufferunderrun protection).
A380

[A380]

I forgot:

Welcome to the Forum!!

[PolyPill]

I've never tried doing that, but I would assume you're going to need a cd-writer with burn proof because your network connection is way too slow to supply data to the burner fast enough. I am willing to bet that your current burning software doesn't support this anyways.

If you're too lazy to physically sit at the computer to burn a cd (I know I am) install terminal server or vnc to remotely control the computer.

[A380]

BurnProof is not dependend on the software. It's controlled by the burner itsself.(If you where talking about this.)
Otherwise, new Software wouldn't help you either.

Remote Controling the PC takes bandwidth of the LAN.
As i said, burnproof would be good.

[shauns]

i dont see any problem w/ the networking not enogh speed, i have mp3s on my g/fs computer and i have a cd burner on my computer. i burn cds @ 40x on my computer w/ no problem, and thats w/ internet traffic, me listening to MP3s from her computer, and whatever else traffic is on the network. but as far as burning cds from a network.. hmm i would like to know how myself

[Kingslayer]

A380 is correct. You're going to have to go the drag and drop route in order to do this. Unless the burner is on the machine you plan on sitting in front of. Then just copy the files from the network share to your local computer and burn them like anything else.

But if the burner is on a remote computer, then your looking at doing it the drag and drop route and have the burner configured as a virtual drive because you want hot access to the burn software that requires no input prior to burning (as you wont be there to click OK or whatever).

You WILL need something with burn-proof. As much as I am against the whole burn-proof logic, it is necessary over a network to ensure what you want burned gets burned and not stopped because of a network broadcast or overuse of bandwidth.

[Jon]

I don't have burnproof but all the CDRWs I've tried had 4MB of cache and I've never burned anything but a nice coaster when going over the LAN for files.

Burnproof may make a big difference in that case though. Good luck if you try it and let us/me know if it worked.

[A380]

You WILL need something with burn-proof. As much as I am against the whole burn-proof logic, it is necessary over a network to ensure what you want burned gets burned and not stopped because of a network broadcast or overuse of bandwidth.


May i ask why you are against the burn-proof logic?
A380

[PolyPill]

Umm, when I said your software wont support it, I wasn't talking about burn proof, I meant any type of network burning device. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.

When you're doing a drag and drop you're not really burning directly to the cd. You're transfering the files to that computer, that comp makes an iso then burns it to the disk. Which isn't really doing a "network" burner. It's more like the difference between using a print spool server and having a direct tcp/ip port to the printer.

A 40x cdrom is 40 times faster than a 1x cdrom which is 150KB/s (40x = 6MB/s) Now a 100Mb/s network is 12.5MB/s. So You've got the bandwidth to burn at 40x, but it's got to stay constant, breaks in the flow will stop the burning. Which is were burn proof comes in.

[G-Fresh]

hmm was pretty sure about draggin and dropping files was possible but the fact is that i may want to burn files from one computer, to anothers cdwriter, because i only have the one on the computer where my files aren't

[PolyPill]

I never said drag and drop wont work, I was just point out that it isn't a true network burner, which to the user it doesn't matter.

[Kingslayer]

Originally posted by A380



May i ask why you are against the burn-proof logic?
A380

Yes you may.

If I wanted a 12x burner I would buy one. If I wanted a 40x burner I would buy one. And if I buy a 40x burner that has burnproof and drops its speed to prevent burning drink coasters I get upset. If it's 40x, then it should run at 40x, not 12x.

I'm a pretty patient person. I dont have the need to play on the internet or do other things while I burn a CD. Burners are up to 48x, it takes minutes to burn an entire CD. If you can't stop what your doing for a couple of minutes and give burning that CD your entire computers attention, then you need to either learn patience or get a dual CPU system that will allow you to play and burn at the same time.

I want my computer and it's components to go faster, not slower. You don't buy a PC2700 DDR to run it slower, you don't buy a 1.6 Ghz CPU to run it a 500 Mhz, why should I buy a 40X CDRW that drops to 12x?

[ptwearnhardtfan]

Originally posted by Kingslayer


Yes you may.

If I wanted a 12x burner I would buy one. If I wanted a 40x burner I would buy one. And if I buy a 40x burner that has burnproof and drops its speed to prevent burning drink coasters I get upset. If it's 40x, then it should run at 40x, not 12x.

I'm a pretty patient person. I dont have the need to play on the internet or do other things while I burn a CD. Burners are up to 48x, it takes minutes to burn an entire CD. If you can't stop what your doing for a couple of minutes and give burning that CD your entire computers attention, then you need to either learn patience or get a dual CPU system that will allow you to play and burn at the same time.

I want my computer and it's components to go faster, not slower. You don't buy a PC2700 DDR to run it slower, you don't buy a 1.6 Ghz CPU to run it a 500 Mhz, why should I buy a 40X CDRW that drops to 12x?


Well, burnproof is there to ensure a good burn just in case there is an interuption of the data flow. It doesn't slow down the burn process unless it has to.

[CrystalMethod]

Ok, I'll bite. I'm going to probably make a frisbee, but I'm bored...

Here's what I'm going to try doing. I'm going to map the burner that is in my second system, pull files from my file server (3rd system), and try and control it all from this system.

[CrystalMethod]

Well, sort of worked and sort of didn't. The CD burnt, but the only way to be able to play the tracks is through the burning programs preview option.

[A380]

To Kingslayer:
Of course i want to burn the CD with 40x or 48x. I don't play when burning a cd. When i burn a cd with 40x (I'Ve got the Plexwriter 40/12/40) then i do nothing else. But there could be programm rinning in the background or something else happen. when you burn with 40x then it just takes 1 or 2 seconds until the buffer is emtpy. Adn then i can throw away the cd and start again. That then takes more time and cost more. So i prefer having burnproof, just in case the buffer gets empty for whatever reason.
A380