noobish firewire connection.... - Tilted Forum Project - TFP - Sexuality, Philosophy and Political Discussion

AquaFox · 03-11-2006, 01:40 PM

okay, i'm thinking of going out and buying a firewire cord... i just noticed i have that tiny litttttle baby firewire port on the back, and it's on the back of my other laptops, i never realized they had tiny firewire ports as opposed to the bigger ports.... cause i never looked behind the laptop

now, assuming i get one of these and hook it up between two laptops, i can access and send files between the two, correct? and i can use it to share a internet connection to, right??

once i get one... what all would i do to do this stuff?

MooseMan3000 · 03-11-2006, 03:55 PM

Yeah, it's a 4-pin Firewire connection (the large one is 6). You can use it to network computers just like ethernet, and sometimes it's faster. Network it exactly like you would through the ethernet port, except use the IEEE 1394 port as the connection.

AquaFox · 03-11-2006, 04:08 PM

....also, can i share files between two computers and maybe a internet connection if i plug a regular network cable between the two?

MooseMan3000 · 03-14-2006, 08:10 PM

Oh, sorry. I forgot about answering. I'm a dick.

As far as connecting between computers with a regular network cable... well, it depends on what you mean by "regular." That cable you have running to your cable modem right now won't work. It's a regular network cable. You need a crossover ethernet cable to connect two machines directly with no network equipment in between. It crosses cables over (who'da thunk?) to make the inputs into outputs and vice versa, so each computer recognizes the other. $10 at RadioShack, $5 online. Again, network it exactly as if there were actually a router or switch in between. Piece of cake.

AquaFox · 03-14-2006, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MooseMan3000

Oh, sorry. I forgot about answering. I'm a dick.

As far as connecting between computers with a regular network cable... well, it depends on what you mean by "regular." That cable you have running to your cable modem right now won't work. It's a regular network cable. You need a crossover ethernet cable to connect two machines directly with no network equipment in between. It crosses cables over (who'da thunk?) to make the inputs into outputs and vice versa, so each computer recognizes the other. $10 at RadioShack, $5 online. Again, network it exactly as if there were actually a router or switch in between. Piece of cake.

that explains alot

why the hell do computers have to be soo complicated?

n0nsensical · 03-15-2006, 12:47 AM

I think most NICs nowadays are capable of automatically switching to use a regular cable as if it were a crossover and vice versa. Not sure, but either way it couldn't hurt to try and maybe save you some time.

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n0nsensical It's Just A Game Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco	I think most NICs nowadays are capable of automatically switching to use a regular cable as if it were a crossover and vice versa. Not sure, but either way it couldn't hurt to try and maybe save you some time. __________________ The spice must flow... "My friends I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will – that will then prevent us – that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East." --John McCain May 2nd 2008 Last edited by n0nsensical; 03-15-2006 at 12:49 AM.

03-11-2006, 03:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maine, the Other White State.	Yeah, it's a 4-pin Firewire connection (the large one is 6). You can use it to network computers just like ethernet, and sometimes it's faster. Network it exactly like you would through the ethernet port, except use the IEEE 1394 port as the connection.

03-14-2006, 08:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maine, the Other White State.	Oh, sorry. I forgot about answering. I'm a dick. As far as connecting between computers with a regular network cable... well, it depends on what you mean by "regular." That cable you have running to your cable modem right now won't work. It's a regular network cable. You need a crossover ethernet cable to connect two machines directly with no network equipment in between. It crosses cables over (who'da thunk?) to make the inputs into outputs and vice versa, so each computer recognizes the other. $10 at RadioShack, $5 online. Again, network it exactly as if there were actually a router or switch in between. Piece of cake.