Off Topic: connecting 2 PC via Firewire ?

[Riccardom]

Sorry if this question isn't directly relevant to capture but I don't where to post it.
I need to connect my PC with a firewire card (3 port, 6 pin connector, Win98se) to a mobile PC with a 4 pin firewire port (Win2k, i think).
Apparentely the cable that I usually use to connect the Camcorder should fit, at least mechanically.
Can i damage the port or something else, because of voltage connections avalaible in the cable, being two master devices ?
If not, do I need some software to see the other PC, specifically its HD ?

Is there any site to visit to find information ?
Thank in advance
Riccardom

[LanEvo7]

I'm not sure exactly what you want to do, but why not just buy a cross-over cable that connects to the lan ports of the computers and connect them that way. They are quite cheap, usually running around $5.

[NightWing]

I agree strongly. I would rather go with the reverse LAN cable.

From what I have found out recently it look like MS in their twisted wisdom under XP may just grant your wish. Groan! Been looking at a few XP system lately that had some LAN related problems and could not figure what was this 1394 net card doing in there. Well the 1394 is not a net card but the Firewire port! It only has tcp/ip over it but why would you want such a thing? W2k and back do not offer { thank goodness! } this little extra!

[Craig Tucker]

Sorry if this question isn't directly relevant to capture but I don't where to post it.

Well as you had off topic in the thread title, perhaps off topic would have been a good choice.

Moving to off topic.

[bugster]

Yes, you can use firewire for networking. Under WinXP a firewire port is automatically recognised as a networking device, not sure about Win9x tho.

I suggest a forum search for somethinglike firewore network as I recall a thread discussing this not long ago.

With its speed of 400Mbps it is actually faster than ethernet!

[bugster]

take a look here:

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=159587&highlight=firewire+network