Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:48:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How? Message-ID: <20050517024840.93539.qmail@web54004.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: 6667
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--- Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th> wrote: > 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? I had no idea what this firewire stuff was about, but in that case I will ignore it and buy another decent LAN card. Thanks for your explanation. Rob. Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html
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