[svlug] help transfering data over 1394 cable

[Brian J. Tarricone]

Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> 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?

Are you actually *reading* the pages you link to?  It clearly says it's 
a 10/100 switch and that it's "dual-speed" (i.e., 10 and 100).

	-brian