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Subject: Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How?
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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.


		
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