Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 17:48:15 +0000 From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Networking CD-ROM drive with Windows in Linux
>From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>I'm wondering if it possible to network the L50 running Linux to the L70 >>running Windows, and be able to access a CD-ROM drive there. Is that >>something that is possible? > >Yup ... share out the CD-ROM drive on the Windows one then on the Linux one >go "mount -t smbfs -o username=<username> //<computer name>/<share name> >/mnt/<whatever you want to call it>" (I might have the source and >destination switched there). Make sure you unmount it when you're done or >weird things happen. Duly noted. Thanks Raymond. I wonder if this ReiserFS will be able to cope with the weirdness of not unmounting better than other file systems. >Well my L50 now belongs to my sister ... my L100 only really access the >internet through LAN either at work or at home and is able to do so booted >into both Linux and Windows. I don't really have access to a telephone jack >anywhere where there isn't already a network port so I've not needed a >modem card (and where there is neither I boot into Windows and use my >cellphone). Great! No need/use for a 56K modem for dialup. M/S _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
