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Serraph

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I'm not sure if this is possible or not since I have very little experience with networking, but is there any way to use the cd-rw on my first pc on a second pc? I'm using a crossover cable to connect them with Windows XP Professional on each.
Thanks.
 
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Ok good to know. I guess it works just like sharing files? I would try it but I won't be building the 2nd pc till next weekend and needed to know if I had to buy another cd-rw.
 
You won't be able to burn a regular CD over the network. Alot of burner software comes with "use like a floppy/harddrive" -type applications, EZ CD's DirectCD is one example. If you enable that, and format the rw accordingly, then share the CDrom drive for read & write access, then you can burn files onto the CD remotely.

There is no way to use CD burning software with a burner in another computer (must be local)
 
I don't believe you can do it with regular hardware. There are special devices that will allow you to do this, but they're stand-alone CD-RW units that are slightly expensive.

-ben
 
yeah but if you did you it to burn sumthin remotly wouldent you have 2 use bandwith 2 send it 2 there for it 2 burn so it would take alot of time unless ur on a 10 MB connection
 
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