Virtual CD Server

[toolsguy]

Would like to know how I can set up a virtual cd server. I would like to copy all my CDs to the hard disks, and allow everyone on the network access to the CDs without actually having to put the CDs in the CD-Rom drive.
Also, some programs requires that the CD be in the CD drive. How can I bypass it with the virtual cd server?

[GrassMunk]

cant give you exact details but i know you can make iso images of the cd then mount the cd. I dont know if you can mount multiple cds though

[bdg1983]

Here's a CD server I found at freshmeat. http://freshmeat.net/projects/netcd/

[Molecule Man]

The simple way, though the load involved in what you want seems high, is to mount the *.iso images as loopback devices then set these up as smb or NFS mounts. If it is a purely *nix network then I would strongly suggest NFS.