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UNIX and UNIX-like OS (Sun Solaris, and Linux)
If you like to access the share via SAMBA, SAMBA has to be set up properly. You
may either edit the SAMBA configuration file /etc/samba/smb.conf, or use the Samba
Web Administration Tool (SWAT) or WebMin to set the correct parameters.
5.2.3 Drive Redirection
The Drive Redirection is another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote
computer. With Drive Redirection you do not have to use an image file but may work
with a drive from your local computer on the remote machine. The drive is hereby
shared over a TCP network connection. Devices such as floppy drives, hard discs,
CD-ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks can be redirected. It is even
possible to enable a write support so that for the remote machine it is possible to write
data to your local disc.
Figure 5-7 Options of Drive Redirection
Please note that Drive Redirection works on a level which is far below the operating
system. That means that neither the local nor the remote operating system is aware
that the drive is currently redirected, actually. This may lead to inconsistent data as
soon as one of the operating systems (either from the local machine, or from the
remote host) is writing data on the device. If write support is enabled the remote
computer might damage the data and the file system on the redirected device. On the
other hand, if the local operating system writes data to the redirected device the drive
cache of the operating system of the remote host might contain older data. This may
confuse the remote host's operating system. We recommend to use the Drive
Redirection with care, especially the write support.
