how to share cd writer from linux box ?

[j.bakshi at icmail.net]
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:21:27 -0800

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Dear list,

hope every one is happy with linux :-)

Ok . now I have a little bit of problem with linux. my linux server has a cd writer and a DVD writer. the server already has samba. now what can I do in my smb.conf file so that windows clients can use both the writers of the linux server ?

could any one plese suggest any thing ?

thanks and wish all happy linuxing :-)

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Karl-Heinz Herrmann [kh1 at khherrmann.de]
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:40:18 +0100 (MET)

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:21:27 -0800 j.bakshi@icmail.net wrote:

> Ok . now I have a little bit of problem with linux. my linux
> server has a cd writer and
> a DVD writer. the server already has samba. now what can I
> do in my smb.conf file 
> so that windows clients can use both the writers of the
> linux server ?

As far as I am aware -- you can't. At least not via samba. On the other hand there is a remote-daemon from cdrecord (see Joerg Schillings webpage) and -- probably quite close to what you want -- webCDcreator (webCDwriter it seems its called now): http://joerghaeger.de/webCDwriter/

This lets you collect your files in a platform-independent java-program, sends them through to the target computer and burns the stuff.

In my experience better from Win than from Linux because Debian et al do not have the right java engines and its a pain in the ass to get them to work in Linux. In windows you just need some working java installation it seems.

K.-H.

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[j.bakshi at icmail.net]
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:25:28 -0800

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From: Karl-Heinz Herrmann <kh1@khherrmann.de>
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Subject: Re: [TAG] how to share cd writer from linux box ?
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:40:18 +0100 (MET)

> On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:21:27 -0800
> j.bakshi@icmail.net wrote:
> > Ok . now I have a little bit of problem with linux. my
> > linux server has a cd writer and
> > a DVD writer. the server already has samba. now what can
> > I do in my smb.conf file 
> > so that windows clients can use both the writers of the
> > linux server ?
> 
> As far as I am aware -- you can't. At least not via samba.
> On the other hand there is a remote-daemon from cdrecord
> (see Joerg Schillings webpage) and -- probably quite close
> to what you want -- webCDcreator (webCDwriter it seems its
> called now): http://joerghaeger.de/webCDwriter/
> 
> This lets you collect your files in a platform-independent
> java-program, sends them through to the target computer
> and burns the stuff. 
>

Thanks for the fantastic solution and link. I must give ut a try.

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