This assumes you are running windows on both machines.
Assuming you have more than 4GB of data to back up, you'll have to set up multiple backup files. This means you'll probably have to zip individual folders and move them to a staging area prior to burning. Alternatively you can use the DVD burning software to select which files to back up. You should have enough DVD's ready before you begin. You should also count on having problems with at least 10% of them.
Connect the two computers to the network. Make sure you note the Windows Machine Names of each computer.
Share the drive you wish to back up (Right Click C: and select "Sharing and Security..., then click the "Sharing" tab, make sure "Share this folder" is selected and, if you can, give it a Share Name. Then click "OK").
Then go to My Computer on the machine with the DVD burner. Go to the "Tools" menu and select "Map Network Drive" and selet something like X: or Z: adn type in the \\Server\Share where "Server" is the Windows Machine Name of the machine you want to back up and "Share" is the Share name you assigned the drive when you set up sharing above.
If all goes well you should now be able to access your data from the machine with the DVD burner. You can copy files onto the machine, zip folders, access data from the command line, and eve run applications (although to make them run properly you may have the make changes to the PATH variable).
Running your standard DVD Burning software should now allow you to select the folders on the shared drive to backup just as you would for any local drive.
Selecting folders as opposed to files will pick up any files hidden by the Operating system, although, to be certain, I'd open a folder window, select the "Tools" menu and "Folder Options", click the "View" tab and Under Advances Settings make sure "Show hidden files and folders" is selected and "Hide extensions for known file types" is NOT selected.
What I'd do
Assuming you have more than 4GB of data to back up, you'll have to set up multiple backup files. This means you'll probably have to zip individual folders and move them to a staging area prior to burning. Alternatively you can use the DVD burning software to select which files to back up. You should have enough DVD's ready before you begin. You should also count on having problems with at least 10% of them.
Connect the two computers to the network. Make sure you note the Windows Machine Names of each computer.
Share the drive you wish to back up (Right Click C: and select "Sharing and Security..., then click the "Sharing" tab, make sure "Share this folder" is selected and, if you can, give it a Share Name. Then click "OK").
Then go to My Computer on the machine with the DVD burner. Go to the "Tools" menu and select "Map Network Drive" and selet something like X: or Z: adn type in the \\Server\Share where "Server" is the Windows Machine Name of the machine you want to back up and "Share" is the Share name you assigned the drive when you set up sharing above.
If all goes well you should now be able to access your data from the machine with the DVD burner. You can copy files onto the machine, zip folders, access data from the command line, and eve run applications (although to make them run properly you may have the make changes to the PATH variable).
Running your standard DVD Burning software should now allow you to select the folders on the shared drive to backup just as you would for any local drive.
Selecting folders as opposed to files will pick up any files hidden by the Operating system, although, to be certain, I'd open a folder window, select the "Tools" menu and "Folder Options", click the "View" tab and Under Advances Settings make sure "Show hidden files and folders" is selected and "Hide extensions for known file types" is NOT selected.