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I don't think firewire is stable for powerpc linux. At least, that's what I
get from the blurb on the www. penguinppc.org site. Besides, only some of the
iMacs have firewire... :-( The network part is all 10BaseT. Yuck! We need
new hubs the tech coordinator says.
Russell
On Thursday 09 May 2002 10:07 am, you wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 00:37, Mario Lombardo wrote:
> > Jeepers, I never thought I'd somebody bother with a spec for IP over
> > 1394. That's neat, but I don't know how much demand there is when
> > there's gigabit Ethernet.
>
> If Russel has a bunch of iMacs with firewire ports anyway, why not?
> A firewire hub isn't that expensive, and all you need are cables.
>
> As for speed, it may not be gig-ether, but if the interfaces are already
> in the machines, it's already cheaper.
>
> > I think I'll work on a spec for IP over concrete; that way, people
> > can get their email through their tennis shoes. How about IP over
> > plywood?...plywood is good.
>
> My favorite is still IP over tin-can-and-string.
>
> Here are some others:
>
> http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf/Current/msg15645.html
>
> CTBCPP is always funny.
>
> - Ian
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