Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How?

2005-05-16 Thread Ed Stover
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

Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How?

2005-05-16 Thread Joel
> My lab bought a new computer, which I have to > configure as a dual-homed/gateway, sambaserver, > http-server, etc. This I know how to do. > I'm using 5.4-RELEASE for this computer. > > Among many things 'built-in' on the motherboard, > it has this also built-in: > skc0: Ma

Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How?

2005-05-16 Thread Rob
--- Olivier Nicole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 f

Re: Ethernet over FireWire: How?

2005-05-16 Thread Olivier Nicole
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

Ethernet over FireWire: How?

2005-05-16 Thread Rob
Hi, My lab bought a new computer, which I have to configure as a dual-homed/gateway, sambaserver, http-server, etc. This I know how to do. I'm using 5.4-RELEASE for this computer. Among many things 'built-in' on the motherboard, it has this also built-in: skc0: Marvell Yukon Lite Gigabit Ethern