1394 connection

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

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

Thanks Lem !
I do have a camera, which I normally connect to my desktop through a USB port. Is that a
Firewire connection ?

Mike

"Lem" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 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 !
> 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-...e-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

All right, Malke, I'll leave the firewire alone. :-)

Mike

"Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 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-...e-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


"Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 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-...e-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