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    Firewire Networking In Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Pivus, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. Pivus

    Pivus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does is come standard? If not, is there a way to get it working?
     
    Pivus, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    I was always told that if you wanted to network Vista, you had to buy a totally different version of it to the standard home, business, ultimate e.t.c..

    Having never tried it though, I may be incorrrect.
     
    mattireland, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    It's standard with Vista i believe. I'm assuming this because it's standard with XP pro. Infact, I don't see how it CAN'T be standard. All you need are the firewire drivers, which come with vista and then run a network connection through it.
     
    surfasb, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Fair enough. You know more than I about this topic.
     
    mattireland, Aug 21, 2007
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    tritium4ever Notebook Consultant

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    Alas, networking over Firewire is no longer supported in Vista.

    http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/bus/1394/IP_1394.mspx

    Kind of odd when previous versions of Windows has supported it, but then again when was the last time you've seen anyone using a Firewire-based network connection? For me, never.
     
    tritium4ever, Aug 21, 2007
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