Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 09:42:47 +0700 (ICT) From: Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th> To: spamrefuse@yahoo.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How? Message-ID: <200505170242.j4H2glVx014970@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> In-Reply-To: <20050517023224.71177.qmail@web54006.mail.yahoo.com> (message from Rob on Mon, 16 May 2005 19:32:24 -0700 (PDT)) References: <20050517023224.71177.qmail@web54006.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi Rob, > Can someone give me a layman's answer to how I can > use the firewire as the second ethernet card? > The backside of the computer has a socket labeled > '1394', but this is not a RJ-45 connector. Do I > need a converter cable from firewire to RJ-45? I'd say that "Ethernet over Firewire" is really what it says it is, Ethernet is encapsulated in Firewire, so at the other end you also need to attach to a "Ethernet over Firewire" device. Beside, Firewire is much slower than Ethernet I guess. If you build a router for your lab, I'd recommend that you buy proper Ethernet cards, they will prove much more reliable (last longer, deliver higher bandwidth, attach nicely to some weird Ethernet switches...) than cheap solution like "over Firewire". Is it worth saving 50$ on a machine that is supposed to handle a good share of your lab infrastructure? Olivier
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