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Thread ID: 17772	2002-04-11 03:35:00	Where to connect new a CD Writer	Guest (0)	Press F1

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43236	2002-04-11 03:35:00	I know I could put a CD Writer in my desktop or connect one via USB and share it across the LAN but can I hang a CD Writer standalone on the ethernet LAN so that it is always available to all machines? What would the relative price and performance of an ethernet vs usb vs internal CD Writer be?	Guest (0)
43237	2002-04-11 04:10:00	Never came across an ethernet writer before. USB a lot more expensive but way slower than internals. If your sharing it across the LAN then internal is still better than USB unless you'll be transporting it around. As for the USB you'll still need the computer on for it to be shared which is the same with the internal.	Guest (0)
43238	2002-04-11 05:51:00	I guess your best option is to invest in a cheap (celeron/Pll) and set that up as a dedicated server.	Guest (0)
43239	2002-04-11 07:51:00	FireWire(IEEE1394) cd writers are *nearly* as quick as internals. JM	Guest (0)
43240	2002-04-11 09:22:00	The problem with what you are trying to do is that you will not be able to ship data across the lan fast enough to supply the CD-Writer a constant supply of data. With most CD-Writers if they have to pause during the write, you can kiss good bye to the disk since you will end up with a skipped track. A more ideal solution is to put the CD-Writer on the machine and share a directory on that machine. Users place their data in that directory ready for it to be burn't. Since all users of the CD-Writer will have to go to the unit to put in a cd, there is no reason why they cannot run the software from there at the same time. If you want users to be able to read from CDs - ie. use the unit as a cd-reader, then share the drive as read only. Also, doing it this way will save you on the licensing costs involved with installing the software on each users machine.	Guest (0)
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