[1394] Re: Apple IP over Firewire PR1.1

[Fred Licht]

Its the developer release (aka "Pre-Release")

-Fred Licht

On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 11:50 AM, support at fwdepot wrote:

> 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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