Solid firewire connection, how?

[Milan Kalus]

Sorry, used quote from different contributor, Erica Sadun
On Nov 11, 2003, at 6:35 AM, Macintosh Digital Video List wrote:

> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:23:23 -0500
> From: James Asherman <jimash at optonline.net>
> Subject: [MacDV] Re: Moving into DVD - help!!!
> Message-id: <F81B1954-13AA-11D8-9753-0003933EDC98 at optonline.net>
>

 >>>I have to power down the mac and repower-up with the DVD recorder on 
to
make a solid firewire connnection.<<<

I keep fighting firewire connection on my PB Ti 500 while on the 
desktop PPC G4 450 it's absolutely reliable using the same burner.

Unpowering PB didn't help, all sorts of fiddling neither. Any 
suggestions?

Milan