cd/dvd burning remotely (was Re: [vox-tech] IDE cdrw/dvdrw)

Ken Bloom vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:10:41 -0800


On 2004.04.01 14:20, Jonathan Stickel wrote:
> The only way I can figure is to run the burning program(s) via remote  
> shell.  If you want to use a gui, e.g. k3b, it will need to be installed  
> on the remote computer, but it can then be run locally via X over ssh. Of  
> course, you need relatively high bandwidth to run X over ssh in  
> "realtime".
> 
> Also, it would be best to move the file(s) you want to burn over to the  
> remote computer first.  You /might/ be able to keep the files local if  
> you setup NFS or lufs, but you would be restricted to burn speeds as slow  
> as your network speed!

You wouldn't be restricted in speed because he's not going to store the ISO  
on the network - he's going to construct the ISO on the computer with the  
cd burner.

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