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Apple Releases Preview of IP over FireWire

Posted by pudge on from the now-i-really-need-to-remember-the-difference-between-MB-and-Mb dept.

A user writes, "Apple has finally released IP over FireWire drivers for Mac OS X. It is now possible to connect two or more Macs together with FireWire cables and if needed, FireWire hubs."

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  1. Any iPod-based Applications? by kalidasa · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I know this is for OS X, and the OS on the iPod is different, but what about using IP-over-Firewire for IP synching of iPods?

  2. Re:FireWire Target Disk Mode by tim1724 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why would you want and/or need AppleTalk?

    AFP (Apple Filing Protocol, what the marketing people call "AppleShare") works great over TCP.

    Given Jaguar's support for Rendevous and AFP over TCP, what does AppleTalk get you? AppleTalk's only place in today's world is for compatibility with legacy machines, but that doesn't apply here, as Apple only supplies this software for Jaguar.

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    -- Tim Buchheim