I have been trying to back up files across a network using a dvd burner and nero software. Bare with me i'm not exactly sure how to ask this question. Is there a way to increase the temp cache when you burn files across a network? I have some mapped network drives > 80+ gig each and a 10/100 network running at 100Mbps. I can burn cd-r's fine across the network. DVD R files and such burn fine when on the machine with the burner but start producing errors when I try and burn files from a mapped drive. I don't want to copy 4.3 gig of files to my computer just to burn them and have to go and erase them. I can burn smaller sets of files across network on dvd r's from 1 to 2 gig and it burns ok but that's a waist of disk space. I think it has to do with cache of some kind becuse it gathers up info about the files when you copy them to compilation. Can I increase something to let it have like up to 10 gig? In case the price of dvd +R9's ever come down. My burner specs are: Write Speed: 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R9, 16X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE Buffer: 2MB and Nero 6 Ultra Edition. Other computer specs are in my sig. Networked computer where mapped drives are physically installed is a P3 500mhz / 512mb pc133 with hard drives running on a ata/133 raid/IDE controller card. No other computers are being used across network when trying to preform this backup. I even tried shutting down everything but computer to copy from and the computer with burner. Thanks Chad ASUS A7V8X AMD XP 2700+ 2.17ghz 768mb ddr 2700 128mb FX 5200 WD 80gb DVD R/RW

Have you tried to reduce the write speed? or increase your network bandwidth to a gigabit network. There should be an option in your burning software to write the information to a temp file on the c: drive first before burning the DVD.

I burn as only 4x Don't have the money to buy gigabit cards and hub. I have 57 gig of free space with 16mb minimum disk space reserved. Should I up it to minimum of 5 gig? for the cache? ASUS A7V8X AMD XP 2700+ 2.17ghz 768mb ddr 2700 128mb FX 5200 WD 80gb DVD R/RW

LoL i mean switch not hub. ASUS A7V8X AMD XP 2700+ 2.17ghz 768mb ddr 2700 128mb FX 5200 WD 80gb DVD R/RW