Networking over Firewire

[Essence_of_War]

I have two desktops running ubuntu 14.04 adjacent to each other. Both have firewire ports, and I'd like to transfer some large files between them.

What would I have to do to do this transfer over firewire? Do I just have to connect their firewire ports and will the OS's automatically negotiate a network? Once I've done that I can simply use rsync over ssh, right?

 

[VirtualLarry]

They don't have ethernet? Or are those ports being used for something else? (Two servers?)

 

[Essence_of_War]

One of them is a server and has its ethernet port in use, the other has its ethernet port available, but it is somewhat older and only has a 100Mbps NIC. I was interested in firewire because they both have FW800 ports, so in principle that could be quite a bit faster than 100Mbps ethernet.

 

[riahc3]

http://www.unibrain.com/products/ubcoretm-1394b-drivers/

Windows natively does not support it.

 

[seepy83]

I haven't ever done it, but Ubuntu does have support https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EthernetOverFirewire

 

[Essence_of_War]

http://www.unibrain.com/products/ubcoretm-1394b-drivers/

Windows natively does not support it.

I have two desktops running ubuntu 14.04 adjacent to each other. Both have firewire ports, and I'd like to transfer some large files between them.

I guess it's a good thing I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 then 😛

 

[riahc3]

I guess it's a good thing I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 then 😛

I apologize. I mixed threads up.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EthernetOverFirewire

That should help you start looking.

 

[riahc3]

I guess it's a good thing I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 then 😛

I apologize. I mixed threads up.

I haven't ever done it, but Ubuntu does have support https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EthernetOverFirewire

That should help you start looking.