[1394] Apple IP over Firewire PR1.1

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Where do you see it released today?

We received a developer release, but have not seen a public release of it


> Hello list,
>   With the release of IP over Firewire PreRelease 1.1 from Apple
> computer today, it has prompted some questions I am hoping to find some
> answers to.
> 
> What are the limitations of building daisy-chained Firewire macintosh
> computers?
> 
> Known:
> € Apple Quicksilver computers w/ two built in firewire ports allows
> firewire traffic to pass through the firewire ports when the unit is on
> or off.
> € A power-cycle or restart of the given computer does not interrupt
> firewire traffic (again, tested only on an Apple Quicksilver)
> 
> Scenario to Try:
> € Setup six Apple Computer systems and test for firewire traffic
> pass-through while the system is off, powered on, powered on in target
> disk mode, and power cycled.
> € See if a system running MacOS 9 in the middle of the daisy chain
> inhibits any communication.
> 
> Systems to include:
> € FireWire Tray loading iMac
> € Sawtooth based Tower
> € QuickSilver based Tower
> € Mirror Drive Door based Tower
> 
> 
> Possible enefits if daisy chaining of systems:
> € Allow for 400/800MB networking (good to offload backup traffic of
> servers off the 10/100 Network switch
> € Firewire allows for network resiliency (vs hubs/switches that have
> collisions)
> € By using daisy chain ability, eliminate need for firewire hub in a
> datacenter/server room configuration.
> € Cheaper then a 10/100/1000 switch
> € Hot-swap/plug
> 
> If anyone has the equipment and/or time to test any of this, I would be
> very interested to see the results.
> 
> Regards,
> Fred Licht
> itsupport at eaglevsn.com
> support at hildy.com
> flicht at apple.com
> 
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