Very Computer

>> is it possibile to share a scanner and a cdwriter installed on a linux
>> machine with a win machine?

>> any software to do so?

> Do you mean through a network?  Sane comes with the "saned" server that
> allows network access to your scanner.  IIRC, there are also programs to
> allow network access to a CD writer, but I'd be concerned about latency
> issues here, unless you burn at a pretty low speed.

>> the speed is not a problem.
>> 100mbit... about 5-6 mb/s

>> so i could burn at 8x with no problem.

> I get FIFO underruns at 8X, but 4X works fine.

>> how to do so?

> Here's how I do it:

> prog-that-generates-data | ssh othermachine cdrecord speed=4 dev=0,4,0 -

> The ssh crypto stuff is probably slowings things down a bit...

> no not ssh....
> ssh is not sharing!
> i meant something like sharing printers...
> printers are in the printer tab in windows...

> so cdwriter in Nero menu too and similar...

> that's much different

>> no not ssh....
>> ssh is not sharing!
>> i meant something like sharing printers...
>> printers are in the printer tab in windows...

>> so cdwriter in Nero menu too and similar...

>> that's much different

> the question is why would you want to.  You really want to be infront of
> the scanner when you scan things; to make slight adjustments if things do
> not
> work nicely.  Imagine having to get out your seat, place image in scanner,
> walk back to terminal, scan, find its fscked, get out of seat, adjust, and
> so on.

> As for CD burning, whats wrong with copying the ISO to the remote machine
> and then simply either ssh'ing in and typing 'cdrecord blar blarblar' or
> walking to the actual machine and doing it; you would have to walk to the
> machine anyway?

> Cheers

> Alex