Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 22:23:49 -0600 From: Ed Stover <estover@nativenerds.com> To: Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How? Message-ID: <428971D5.5080902@nativenerds.com> In-Reply-To: <200505170242.j4H2glVx014970@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> References: <20050517023224.71177.qmail@web54006.mail.yahoo.com> <200505170242.j4H2glVx014970@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th>
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Olivier Nicole 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? Just drop $15 for another NIC. > > > I'd say that "Ethernet over Firewire" is really what it says it is, > Ethernet is encapsulated in Firewire, so at the other end you also > need to attach to a "Ethernet over Firewire" device. > > Beside, Firewire is much slower than Ethernet I guess. Firewire is essentially twice as fast as 100baseT and almost as fast as 1000baseT (GigaBit) > > If you build a router for your lab, I'd recommend that you buy proper > Ethernet cards, they will prove much more reliable (last longer, > deliver higher bandwidth, attach nicely to some weird Ethernet > switches...) than cheap solution like "over Firewire". "over firewire" is not a cheap solution, actually it will cost you more upfront and in the long run then ethernet. > Is it worth > saving 50$ on a machine that is supposed to handle a good share of > your lab infrastructure? Remember a decent NIC is $8-$15 .. > > Olivier > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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