[svlug] help transfering data over 1394 cable

[Christian Einfeldt]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Brian J. Tarricone <bjt23 at cornell.edu>
wrote:

> Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> > hi
> >
> > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Brian J. Tarricone <bjt23 at cornell.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> You should be able to pick up a 4-port gigabit switch for $30 or less,
> >> or, as Scott mentioned, a crossover cable will do in a pinch (but might
> >> not be a long-term solution depending on your needs).
> >
> >
> > I found this Nortel Networks BayStack 450-24T Model#AL2012A14 in my
> scrounge
> > pile.  I _think_ it is a gig switch, can someone please tell me if I am
> > reading this page correctly:
> >
> > http://www.pcliquidations.com/item.asp?id=823
>
> I don't think so... to me, that description reads that the copper UTP
> ports are 10/100, and the fiber ports are gigabit.  You're still likely
> to get decent performance out of 100Mbps, though -- not as good as
> firewire or gigabit, certainly, but much better than the 700kbps you
> were getting with the 10Mbps hub.  Give it a try and see if that's
> acceptable.  If not, dig in your junk pile a bit more,


Okay, I went back to the pile, and I found this switch:

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=solutions&localeCode=EN_USA&page=124

Once again, it is not clear to me if this is a gigabit switch.  Any thoughts
anyone?

Thanks in advance.
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