Firewire Target Disk Mode

Most manufacturers offer FireWire, but only on the higher end hardware, or as an option rather than standard. The average person doesn’t need FireWire; only video/audio professionals, so they don’t bother including it. I use FW800 for external drives though… very handy.

I’ve pretty much used Firewire to transfer larger files (sometimes 10GB -> 20GB) and it works heck of alot faster than USB 2.0.
This is because USB uses the computer’s prossessor and therefor is slower the more task you are giving it at the time, isn’t it? I’ve only heard it somewhere, but I’d like to have it confirmed. Anyone know the excact reason?

Anyway, I’m sure to try that transfer-hinty when I get home 8D

Ah, I ment “to transfer larger files from external to internal or opposite

wow does it have ANY file permissions?
does it have any security? or can u just steal someones mac, plug in firewire and steal all there files?

FireWire runs rings around USB in terms of speed and efficiency. Far less overhead.

loved the ending

nice tip.

Its not YOU-ESS-BEE, its pronounced USS-BUH

Gigabit Ethernet > Firewire

…but you have to restart.

wow does it have ANY file permissions?
does it have any security? or can u just steal someones mac, plug in firewire and steal all there files?

oh! Here’s a trick: You don’t need to use a crossover cable anymore. Also, I hooked up my desktop and tablet with an ethernet cable and got speepds of 11MB/s.

*speeds

FireWire runs rings around USB in terms of speed and efficiency. Far less overhead.

loved the ending

oh noooo!!!

now he is going to talk about macs all the time!!!

:(

Great video Chris!!!

nice tip.

Whoo thats me! RemarkableRyan.

Its not YOU-ESS-BEE, its pronounced USS-BUH

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Hi Chris,
the procedure you’re describing (T key) is actually called Target Disk Mode. It essentially mounts the 2nd computer as a hard drive through firewire. But there is actual firewire networking available which you can access through the network pane and use just as you would use ethernet - without a need to restart. The two macs just need to both be set to use Firewire as their preferred network connection.

I am a bit confused here - you talk about networking via FW but you give an instruction on putting the other machine into target mode!

to use FW for networking, don’t restart your computer, just connect both machines with FW cable and turn on internet sharing

whats up with the hat, gangsta?

What you’re describing isn’t firewire networking - it’s firewire disk mode. Firewire networking requires setting up networking over the firewire ports and connecting the machines with a firewire cable.

Gigabit Ethernet > Firewire

crhis yourr videos are getting boring who wants to draw on ur ******* desktop lol

Hi Chris, that’s not actually ‘networking’ - it’s called Firewire target-disk mode and it basically turns a machine booted holding down the ‘t’ key into an external firewire hardrive.

It’s useful for lot’s of things, including installing OS’s on machines that are not ’supported’ or have broken DVD drives or whatever…

But you actually CAN use firewire for networking! Say you have one machine that has an internet connection via wireless or whatever and another that doesn’t, but it does have firewire… you can get that other machine online by ’sharing’ your internet connection via firewire. The connected machine will dole out an IP address to the other via firewire/dhcp.

…but you have to restart.

oh! Here’s a trick: You don’t need to use a crossover cable anymore. Also, I hooked up my desktop and tablet with an ethernet cable and got speepds of 11MB/s.

*speeds

i’ve known this for the past 2 years

Chris,
Love your show, both old, and new!
The tip you talk about is NOT FireWire Networking!
It is “FireWire Target Disk Mode”, it has been around for years (over Ten), first with SCSI ports (called SCSI Disk Mode), and now with FireWire ports.
It mounts the target computers drive on your Desktop, but it isn’t a “Network” connection. Here is the proper way to network a Mac with FireWire.:
Using IP over FireWire
You can set up your computer to connect to other computers over FireWire, using the Internet Protocol (IP).
To connect computers using IP over FireWire:

Connect a FireWire cable to the FireWire ports on the computers you want to connect.

Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Network.

Click FireWire from the network connection services list.

Enter the DNS and search domain addresses if your network requires them. Check with the network administrator or your service provider if you’re not sure what the addresses are.

Click Apply.

-David

Isn’t this just booting one of the computers in target disk mode? I believe that’s what the ‘T’ stands for. I know Macs have been able to do this for awhile all the way back to the SCSI-based machines.

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Hi I am a widows user and tomorow I expect my new imac. Whould I be able to transfer my files throw the firewire?

short answer yes

thanks a lot!!! very cool

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What a putz!!!!

LOL, he’s drawing chris

my firewire freezes my comp what can i do!!!!

touch yourself

and u can install os onto the firewire drive when its targeted

but this guys a noob if he didnt know that and if ur mac is in target and u put to ur ****** pc i belive it just notices its a hd but probably cant open since its not a fat or ntfs cause when i put my external up to my macbook on xp it didnt show up so i partitoned some to ****** xp and im using it ah

but this guys a noob if he didnt know that and if ur mac is in target and u put to ur ****** pc i belive it just notices its a hd but probably cant open since its not a fat or ntfs cause when i put my external up to my macbook on xp it didnt show up so i partitoned some to ****** xp and im using it ah

but this guys a noob if he didnt know that and if ur mac is in target and u put to ur ****** pc i belive it just notices its a hd but probably cant open since its not a fat or ntfs cause when i put my external up to my macbook on xp it didnt show up so i partitoned some to ****** xp and im using it ah

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