hello, had anyone tried to connect local network of two computers via firewire? I got one firewire cable(for the minidv cam) that has 4pins to 6pins. Will it works if i connect the 4 pins to TR and 6 pins to my Desktop?

ps:i dont know if they have something like Cross-over IEEE1394 for two computers

Your 4-to-6 pin cable will work. Firewire does not need crossover cables. If both systems are Windows XP and have firewire then the cable will “just work”. Windows XP will also be smart enough to transfer data between the two systems using the fastest connection.

That’s cool. ieee is 4 times faster than regular ethernet network!!! 

the thing is how can i set it up to work. i’m trying to set so that computer use other network adaptor(ieee) instead of local area network.

I tried it, when plugged it in to both computer and wait for a little bit, everying just works. i automatic give me an ip for that connection. I can transfer file with faster connection. Also played QuakeIII with 0 ping!!     

can you share the internet connection via firewire?

Yes you could, i was doing it by make my desktop as a proxy server (using software called Analog X proxy http://www.analogx) then connect my TR or whatever the other computer to the proxy server by set your Internet Option (Tools=>Internet Option/ Connections => Lan ettings=>Check “Use a proxy…”
Then Advance
Then type in the ip address of the server plus the port( something like 6588,1080)
click Ok.. ok Ok , then that’s it.

thanks!

another question, can you network a Mac and a PC via firewire?

Actually I dont know, but i guess u could. Since mac has TCP/IP connection. Not really sure how to do it.

Mac OSX has a version of SAMBA installed, so it should be able to connect to SMB shares.

Translation: yes.

you can use a firewire to network Mac & PC. A cut & paste article follows.

10.3: Connecting a Mac and a PC via IP over FireWire  
Tue, Nov 18 ‘03 at 11:01AM
  from: filburt1    

Last night, I was able to successfully connect my Panther iBook to my PC via a 400 Mbit FireWire connection. Extending on a previous hint, here’s how you do this. You’ll need 10.3 on the Mac and Windows XP with a FireWire card (and likely, a 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable):
Make a new network location in System Prefs (Network Port Configurations -> New, FireWire). I called mine “Direct Connection (FireWire).”

Set the location to have a manual IP address; I choose 10.0.0.1 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0.

Disable all of the other ports on the Mac; i.e., only have FireWire enabled.

Turn on FTP Sharing in the Sharing system pref (in my experience, only this yields reliable, fast transfers).

On the PC, right-click on My Network Places, go to Properties, and right-click on LAN and choose Properties. Change the IP address to 10.0.0.2, and the subnet to 255.255.255.0.

Connect the two computers via the cable directly.

On the PC, open up your FTP client and go to 10.0.0.1/your short username. I suggest using Active mode rather than Passive as the latter always times out.

Transfer away!
I copied 1.1 GB of data last night in about three minutes; the transfer speed held steady at a speedy 5 MB/sec! Just remember to change the Location on the Mac and settings on the PC back to what they were when you were done.