Re: debian-user: Firewire?
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Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
> On 7/14/06, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> Chuckk Hubbard wrote:
>> Oops, sorry, I thought I replied to the list. Gmail has a funny way
>> of misleading you about where your reply is going, but I thought I had
>> it figured out.
>> I'd rather not have an extra piece of hardware lying around (hub) or
>> pay for it, if IP-over-FireWire is faster anyway. It works great for
>> XP<->OSX, and I can leave my ethernet DSL connected. If I used
>> ethernet, I'd have to buy a hub, and either buy a new card or reach
>> back and switch cables when I go from internet to LAN or vice versa.
>
> Eh, I don't know if I agree with that reasoning or not.
>
>> Think I'd be better off buying a PCI card with two ethernet jacks and
>> a hub? A FireWire cable is $30.
Well, that's iffy. On a good day, Fast Ethernet can reach 9MBps
(100Mbps / 8 = 12.5MBps * 72% = 9MBps) but 1394a is 400Mbps (which
also given 72% efficiency would give you 36MBps).
So, if you *need* 36MBps, 1394a might be the way to go, even though
it's more expensive.
OTOH, Gigabit Ethernet is built into most modern PCs, and cheap GiB
switches can be had at NewEgg for $30, and 25', 50' & 100' lengths
of Cat 5e cable are only $5.
Also, Ethernet is much more flexible. Once you network both
computers together, they can share an outbound internet connection
via a router and cable/DSL modem.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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