Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games

Computing.Net > Forums > Linux > How to mount cdrom in Linux from windows

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.

How to mount cdrom in Linux from windows

Reply to Message Icon

Name: Devendra Chaudhary
Date: September 17, 2009 at 03:28:30 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Product: Red hat Red hat enterprise linux ws - standard subscription
Subcategory: General
Tags: linux
Comment:

Hi All, can you help me on, question is : How to access a cd in Linux but cd inserted in windows cdrom drive, now I wanna access it through sharing.



Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: paulsep
Date: September 17, 2009 at 10:17:52 Pacific
Reply:

You need the samba client, to access windows shares.


0

Response Number 2
Name: Devendra Chaudhary
Date: September 17, 2009 at 23:54:06 Pacific
Reply:

No, see before that Ive accessed windows cd drive through Linux even without install Samba.


0

Response Number 3
Name: paulsep
Date: September 18, 2009 at 08:14:24 Pacific
Reply:

Only, if the CD-ROM drive is a local drive, not a windows shared drive.


0

Response Number 4
Name: jefro
Date: September 18, 2009 at 13:14:51 Pacific
Reply:

You share the cd. You set a user with a password on the Window machine.

Then access the share via //ipaddress/sharename.

Some linux browsers support smb://

Playing to the angels
Les Paul (1915-2009)


0

Sponsored Link
Ads by Google
Reply to Message Icon

Related Posts

See More


Use following form to reply to current message:

Login or Register to Reply
LoginRegister


Sponsored links
Ads by Google


Results for: How to mount cdrom in Linux from windows
how to instal webcam in linux www.computing.net/answers/linux/how-to-instal-webcam-in-linux/21255.html

How to install Oracle in Linux www.computing.net/answers/linux/how-to-install-oracle-in-linux/12602.html

LINUX -how to disable onboard video www.computing.net/answers/linux/linux-how-to-disable-onboard-video/2592.html