[CUBE] FW cable attached (maybe O/T, maybe NOT)

[atoa at krak.net]

That makes sense. The only difference I can see, though, is that FW can 
have a power component, which makes it different than just having a 
typical ethernet (or serial port) connection between to Macs.

Luis: Have you tried IP over Firewire? You may find it nearly as useful as 
Disk Mode. It would avoid rebooting.

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004, Riba wrote:

>
> On 5 Aug 2004, at 18:15, Luis Meleiro wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>> 
>> Is there any danger in letting a FW cable always attached to two Macs even 
>> if I'm not using FW Target Disk Mode!?
>> This question may seem strange but I ask it 'cause I find it tedious to 
>> plug/unplug each time I intend to use TDM.
>
> I'd say it is safe to have them connected at all times - since you can use IP 
> over firewire it must be :)
>
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