To add my bit to the matter: When setting up a friend's Win XP machine, I stumbled across the fact that IEEE1394 can actually be used in networking. So obviously this applies to all OSes as well.
Never tried it yet though. On 20-Jan-2004 Paul Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 12:38:17AM -0500, Bruce wrote: >> > On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 12:54:47AM -0500, Bruce wrote: >> > > I am looking to set up an ethernet connection using ieee1394 >> > > (Firewire/ILink) between two Debian sid machines, and haven't had much >> > > luck. >> >> > Right. Firewire is not ethernet. >> >> I apologize if I am not using the correct terminology. However, to quote >> the "IEEE 1394 for Linux" page at >> http://www.linux1394.org/eth1394.html: >> >> "When loaded, along with a host controller, you can configure the ethX >> (e.g., eth0, eth1, eth2) interfaces the same as you would for a normal >> ethernet interface. One ethernet interface is configured for each >> IEEE-1394 host configured." >> >> Based on the above it appeared to me reasonable to assume that, once I >> loaded the correct modules (eth1394), I could configure and use the >> firewire device, using ethX, in much the same way as a real ethernet >> device. Which, it turns out, I could. > > Wow. I'll be damned. Learn something new everyday. > > - -- > .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >: :' : > `. `'` proud Debian admin and user > `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFADMRZUzgNqloQMwcRAntKAJ4kgi07mtsVRrSNU9jC1/fHshg0YwCgpY66 > K8DKl8bPgL4dLFSqxPUOcvk= > =X0SB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------- Arlen Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> gleemites, n.: Petrified deposits of toothpaste found in sinks. -- "Sniglets", Rich Hall & Friends This message was sent by XFmail (Linux) -o) /\\ _\_v The penguins are coming... the penguins are coming... ---------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
