FireWire Connection

ast3r3x · July 24, 2002 8:12PM

I have a G4 and a beige G3 with a G4 upgrade card. I have a firewire port on the G3 running to a FW Hard Drive, running to a FW CD-RW, with a free FW port on the CD-RW. If I run a FW cord from the G4 to the G3, can I transfer files back and forth like it were a network or another HD in the FW chain? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

idave · July 24, 2002 8:36PM

Good question; I'm interested in the answer to this. Have you tried booting the G4 in target disk mode while connected to that spare port? (Hold the T key as you start up the G4, after connecting it.)

I've no experience daisy-chaining firewire devices so I don't know if that will work. If it does, the G4 disk should show up on the desktop of the G3.

alcimedes · July 24, 2002 8:55PM

this is a bit complex, think i'll move it to the Genius bar.

however, i have done this before, except for the target disk mode part.

at this point i have 5 or 6 drives all chained together and working just fine.

the nicest thing about firewire is that you don't need a computer to be between the two devices for them to talk to eachother. the signal should travel between all the drives with no trouble.

now off to the Genius bar.

ast3r3x · July 24, 2002 9:15PM

Here is how I will have it:

<a href="http://24.229.141.24/fw.tif"; target="_blank">http://24.229.141.24/fw.tif</a>; (this is the image)

Like this will I be able to access the FW HD and the FW CD-RW with both comptuers?

Will I also be able to access the internal IDE HD from the G4 and vise versa?

[ 07-24-2002: Message edited by: ast3r3x ]</p>

ebby · July 24, 2002 9:18PM

There is a way!! I saw it a few macworlds ago. I will find the info...

ebby · July 24, 2002 9:45PM

I'm amazed I found this. It was in MWSF 2000!

<a href="http://www.unibrain.com/1394_products/1394_networking/firenet_mac.htm"; target="_blank">FireNet</a>

:cool:

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