09-15-2012, 05:10 PM
What do you need to do with the drive on the other end of the FireWire cable? And, I'm assuming it's a FW800 connection we're talking about here, right?
If it's just simple storage and file access (copy this there, read that from there, etc.) you could get similar speeds from a CAT5e or CAT6 ethernet connection that you do with a FW800 connection. Gigabit ethernet can send data across a cable at approx. 35-50MB/s, FW800 can do approx. 50-65MB/s. So, it's pretty close. And, with ethernet cables, you do get the little lockie-clip you're looking for.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=firewire+800+vs+gigabit+ethernet+speed&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
This solution would require another machine at the other end of the ethernet cable/switch to act as a file server, however.
Jeff
If it's just simple storage and file access (copy this there, read that from there, etc.) you could get similar speeds from a CAT5e or CAT6 ethernet connection that you do with a FW800 connection. Gigabit ethernet can send data across a cable at approx. 35-50MB/s, FW800 can do approx. 50-65MB/s. So, it's pretty close. And, with ethernet cables, you do get the little lockie-clip you're looking for.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=firewire+800+vs+gigabit+ethernet+speed&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
This solution would require another machine at the other end of the ethernet cable/switch to act as a file server, however.
Jeff