CD-Net II: product description

CD-Net II is the award-winning networking product for accessing CD-ROMs across an Econet or Ethernet network. Release 2 continues the development of the product by introducing dynamically loaded support for the export of non-CDFS filing systems (e.g. ADFS and SCSI), plus the latest incarnation of the CDCache module which utilises a totally rewritten cache technology designed to get even more out of your CD-ROM drive.

The server manager allows you to control the following aspects of service, both at the server level and for each disc:

  • how many users at once can access a disc
  • which computers (by network address) can or cannot access a disc
  • which filetypes (e.g. Replay movies) cannot be accessed, thus giving you control over files which may lead to high bandwidth consumption
  • which filenames (e.g. !System) cannot be accessed, thus avoiding problems of paths being set for CD-ROMs that are later dismounted
  • what combination of memory and disc cache is used

The server remembers the settings for each CD-ROM, thus ensuring a swift and efficient start-up.

CD-Net uniquely emulates the networked discs as real CD-ROMs, thus ensuring maximum compatibility with software that looks for physically connected CD-ROM drives. It also ensures that networked CD-ROMs can be accessed through the PC Emulator or the PC card, both with Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.

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