[jay3ld]

i got 2 macs. and i found out both got at least 1 open firewire 800 port. So i When though all my extra cables and found a firewire 800 cord thats 50' long.

I hooked them up but they dont mount on the desktop. How do i do this? i want them both mounted on my desktop on both machines

[SWFan]

Have you done this already?

Also, be aware of this if you plan on using other FW devices at the same time.

[selowitch]

Or you could try Target Mode, which I find very convenient. Good speeds, too. I know it works for FW400; not sure about FW800.

[Turnpike]

Originally posted by jay3ld:
So i When though all my extra cables and found a firewire 800 cord thats 50' long.

I wish I had extra cables like that lying about. If I'm lucky I'll find something like an old modem port to phone wire adapter with a bit of phone wire or something. Nothing useful.

Target disk mode is great for quick transfers, but it isn't really a great day-to-day solution if you still want to be able to use both computers normally.



and the thread title sounds dirty.

[jay3ld]

your thinking dirty


well i want them to be connected so i can be able to mount user folders faster and a faster connection than ethernet can provide since its a direct link and firewire is fast

[ghporter]

Originally posted by jay3ld:
your thinking dirty

At least I wasn't the only one thinking that way!

[jay3ld]

well the target mode with like a charm. a 600 mb file copied in less than 2 mins. if i had tried that over the internet would of been 5 hours!

Thanks.

now i also got a way to backup my hd on the other (cuss its having allot of errors)