Firewire cards.

[EtherStreams]

Hi. In my computer I've installed an Ethernet card, a dial-up modem and a
firewire card.
-The dial-up modem (56kbps) is used to connect to the internet.
-The Ethernet port will be used for a cross-over cable network.
-The firewire card I wish to use strictly for my external sound card.

Looking at my "Network Connections", my firewire card shows up under "1394
Connection". Looking at it's properties, I see that "Client For Microsoft
Networks", "File And Printer Sharing" and "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" are
checked. In my "Device Manager" I find a "1394 Net Adapter".

My questions are:
A) How do I work it that the firewire card is used strictly for the external
soundcard (Presonus Firebox)?
B) If I change the network settings attached to the "1394 Connection", will
it affect my ability to connect to the net via dail-up and network between
computers via the ethernet port? (e-mail address removed)

 

[Steve Winograd]

Hi. In my computer I've installed an Ethernet card, a dial-up modem and a
firewire card.
-The dial-up modem (56kbps) is used to connect to the internet.
-The Ethernet port will be used for a cross-over cable network.
-The firewire card I wish to use strictly for my external sound card.

Looking at my "Network Connections", my firewire card shows up under "1394
Connection". Looking at it's properties, I see that "Client For Microsoft
Networks", "File And Printer Sharing" and "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" are
checked. In my "Device Manager" I find a "1394 Net Adapter".

My questions are:
A) How do I work it that the firewire card is used strictly for the external
soundcard (Presonus Firebox)?
B) If I change the network settings attached to the "1394 Connection", will
it affect my ability to connect to the net via dail-up and network between
computers via the ethernet port? (e-mail address removed)

Windows XP supports networking via a computer's FireWire (IEEE 1394)
connection. Since you won't be using it for networking, right-click
and disable the 1394 network connection. Dial-up, Ethernet
networking, and the external sound card will work normally.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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