Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:21:43 +0100 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Testing firewire Message-ID: <4558D3D7.9020605@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <A8704CE4-F9A9-4CBB-8593-2966CC053190@HiWAAY.net> References: <4557A858.8010706@locolomo.org> <A8704CE4-F9A9-4CBB-8593-2966CC053190@HiWAAY.net>
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David Kelly wrote: > On Nov 12, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Erik Norgaard wrote: > >> So I thought: Is this like ethernet that I need a crossed cable or >> can I connect the two with an ordinary cable and check that it works? > > There is no master nor slave in Firewire, all are peers, and all have > (essentially) the same socket. If the cable fits, it works. Witness > the difference between a hardware standard driven by Apple (Firewire) > and one from Intel/Microsoft (USB). > > You might also try fwe(4) if your other OS's are capable of doing IP > over firewire. Thanks, both run FreeBSD and I was thinking of trying fwe. I just don't know enough to feel certain I wouldn't short circuit and fry both devices if I connected them with a standard cable. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org X.509 Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/8D03551FFCE04F0C.crt Key ID: 69:79:B8:2C:E3:8F:E7:BE:5D:C3:C3:B1:74:62:B8:3F:9F:1F:69:B9
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