[svlug] help transfering data over 1394 cable

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

On Wed, 07 May 2008 09:22:54 -0700, Daniel Gimpelevich wrote:

> On Tue, 06 May 2008 20:23:13 -0700, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> 
>> I do have a crossover cable that I am going to be taking back to the office,
>> in the event that I have just a massive transfer that I want to do.  It is
>> my understanding that a crossover cable will be faster than a switch.
> 
> No, the switch is faster than a crossover cable. Data may only travel on a
> crossover cable in one direction at a time ("Half Duplex"), whereas it may
> travel in both directions at once through a switch ("Full Duplex").

Additionally, the wiring standard for crossover cables is incompatible
with the Gigabit Ethernet specification, causing it to fall back to 100Mb.
You could make a compatible cable, but you're talking about a cable
already made. Also, many Ethernet ports today will automatically crossover
a regular Ethernet cable correctly at the correct speed anyway.