On 21 Mar 2003, Chris Fowler wrote: > I'm not sure I understand the motivations of running IP over firewire > vs. ethernet. Sure I think its cool but will the speed be there with > firewire2? On Windows, It is P-t-P is it not? I would prefer a real > live network.
Hi, I don't know about the Mac's implementation, but yes, Windows has IP over Firewire, like NetBSD. The good reason for IP over Firewire: because it's a standard, you can connect Macs, Win Boxes and BSDs! :) Rossam. > On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 08:25, David Leimbach wrote: > > Interesting... I didn't even know we had Ethernet over firewire :). > > > > Mac OS X and Windows XP both have IP over firewire either working or > > in the works and somewhat usable. The only one I can claim any > > experience > > with is Mac OS X. It's somewhat flaky though and you get unreliable > > spikes > > in some basic performance tests I have done with it. > > > > It would be a really interesting value added feature for FreeBSD 5.x > > and could potentially open FBSD up even more to the "cluster" market > > which is somewhere its not as proliferated as linux. > > > > With the advent of firewire2 on the horizon it may be even more > > impressive. > > > > I believe there is even an Oracle product for linux which can cluster > > databases > > over firewire now. [I don't know if its IP though] > > > > > > Dave > > On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 01:43 AM, Rossam Souza Silva wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, there is some plan to port NetBSD's implementation of IP over > > > Firewire? I know, we have "Ethernet over Firewire", but like the Linux > > > one, isn't a standard... > > > > > > Just curious. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------- > > > (_ ) "Contrary to popular belief, UNIX is user friendly. It just > > > happens > > > \\\'',) ^ to be very selective about who it decides to make friends > > > with." > > > \/ \( > > > .\._/_) Rossam Souza Silva ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------ > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
