Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-05 Thread BHealthyAgain
Thanks for straightening me out on the maximum number of devices on a single fire wire port. I knew it was more than what you could do with USB, but couldn't remember the exact number. Fire wire actually has intelligence built in to it, at least I think so, especially if it's able to communi

Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-04 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 4, 2009, at 7:35 AM, Al Poulin wrote: > > > On Feb 4, 2009, at 4:10 AM, imaclist group wrote: > >> == 1 of 1 == >> Date: Tues, Feb 3 2009 8:20 am >> From: Bruce Johnson >> >> Devices may be daisy-chained up to 63 devices. There's a 4.5 meter >> total cable length limit, and standard 6-pin

Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-04 Thread Al Poulin
On Feb 4, 2009, at 4:10 AM, imaclist group wrote: > == 1 of 1 == > Date: Tues, Feb 3 2009 8:20 am > From: Bruce Johnson > > Devices may be daisy-chained up to 63 devices. There's a 4.5 meter > total cable length limit, and standard 6-pin FW supplies 45 watts of > power. This per the standard, vi

Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Feb 2, 2009, at 5:54 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: > I believe you are allowed to daisy chain up to 7 before you are > required > to have a hub, but not sure about that part. Devices may be daisy-chained up to 63 devices. There's a 4.5 meter total cable length limit, and standard 6-

Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-02 Thread BHealthyAgain
connect one to another. I believe you are allowed to daisy chain up to 7 before you are required to have a hub, but not sure about that part. Garth In a message dated 2/1/2009 1:44:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, whs...@verizon.net writes: Hello, I have two firewall ports on my eMac

Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-01 Thread Jim Emery
drive enclosures have more than one firewire port, try plugging one drive into the back of the other. This should free up one of the firewire ports on your eMac. Jim On Feb 1, 2009, at 10:43 AM, Wilton Shaw wrote: > Hello, > I have two firewall ports on my eMac , which I use for two ex

Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-01 Thread Clark Martin
Wilton Shaw wrote: > Hello, > I have two firewall ports on my eMac , which I use for two external > backup drives. I'd like to add a third drive. Is there any way to do > this cheaply? > Thanks for any help past and present. That would be FireWIRE. A firewall is there but

Re: Firewall ports?

2009-02-01 Thread Charles Davis
On Feb 1, 2009, at 1:43 PM, Wilton Shaw wrote: > Hello, > I have two firewall ports on my eMac , which I use for two external > backup drives. I'd like to add a third drive. Is there any way to > do this cheaply? > Thanks for any help past and present. > > Wilt

Firewall ports?

2009-02-01 Thread Wilton Shaw
Hello, I have two firewall ports on my eMac , which I use for two external backup drives. I'd like to add a third drive. Is there any way to do this cheaply? Thanks for any help past and present. Wilton Wilton Shaw whs...@verizo