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1394 connectionI have a home wireless network with 2 laptops and a wired desktop, Netgear router. I just
found out in the "Network connections" that a 1394 connection is also enabled and firewalled. Do I really need it ? What is it for ? Will deleting it improve the performance of my wireless connection ? Thanks. Mike Mike wrote:
> I have a home wireless network with 2 laptops and a wired desktop, Netgear router. I just The "1394 connection" is aka Firewire. You can disable it if you want > found out in the "Network connections" that a 1394 connection is also enabled and > firewalled. > Do I really need it ? What is it for ? Will deleting it improve the performance of my > wireless connection ? > Thanks. > > Mike > > to, but if there is nothing connected to it, it really doesn't matter. Typically, you can connect iPods or maybe cameras using Firewire. -- Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer Thanks Lem !
I do have a camera, which I normally connect to my desktop through a USB port. Is that a Firewire connection ? Mike Show quoteHide quote "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e91Eryu%23GHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Mike wrote: >> I have a home wireless network with 2 laptops and a wired desktop, Netgear router. I >> just found out in the "Network connections" that a 1394 connection is also enabled and >> firewalled. >> Do I really need it ? What is it for ? Will deleting it improve the performance of my >> wireless connection ? >> Thanks. >> >> Mike > The "1394 connection" is aka Firewire. You can disable it if you want to, but if there > is nothing connected to it, it really doesn't matter. Typically, you can connect iPods > or maybe cameras using Firewire. > > -- > Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking > > To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer Mike wrote:
> Thanks Lem ! No, firewire is firewire and usb is usb. They have different ports. Just> I do have a camera, which I normally connect to my desktop through a > USB port. Is that a Firewire connection ? leave the firewire alone; it isn't hurting anything. ;-) Here's a picture of a firewire port: http://support.axiolearning.org/kyc-laptop-side-firewire.php And here's a picture of usb ports: http://support.axiolearning.org/kyc-laptop-side-usb.php Malke All right, Malke, I'll leave the firewire alone. :-)
Mike Show quoteHide quote "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:%23ryW3O2%23GHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Mike wrote: > >> Thanks Lem ! >> I do have a camera, which I normally connect to my desktop through a >> USB port. Is that a Firewire connection ? > > No, firewire is firewire and usb is usb. They have different ports. Just > leave the firewire alone; it isn't hurting anything. ;-) > > Here's a picture of a firewire port: > http://support.axiolearning.org/kyc-laptop-side-firewire.php > > And here's a picture of usb ports: > http://support.axiolearning.org/kyc-laptop-side-usb.php > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User Thanks for the pics.
Notice how the parallel and serial ports have been replaced by USB. The hot new ports are the various flash memory cards, except possibly Compact Flash which may not make the tech "cut." For cameras, of course, simply insert the flash memory card, and you have the perfect "wireless" card, hand-inserted from your camera--no wires, no bluetooth, no drive disc, no acronyms (it actually took me a while to figure that out--after I bought retractable USB cable). I've heard that the flash memory cards will be replacing (PCMCIA-replacing) Express Cards. Regarding the Apollo computers--6 redundant 60's computers resulting from the slow procurement cycle, you probably know that one spaceman carried his personal laptop several generations newer! John Show quoteHide quote "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:%23ryW3O2%23GHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Mike wrote: > >> Thanks Lem ! >> I do have a camera, which I normally connect to my desktop through a >> USB port. Is that a Firewire connection ? > > No, firewire is firewire and usb is usb. They have different ports. Just > leave the firewire alone; it isn't hurting anything. ;-) > > Here's a picture of a firewire port: > http://support.axiolearning.org/kyc-laptop-side-firewire.php > > And here's a picture of usb ports: > http://support.axiolearning.org/kyc-laptop-side-usb.php > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User 
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