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How to use Ethernet over Firewire?

Note: this is a work in progress

You need to compile a kernel including the following (NOT as modules):
- ieee1394
- ohci1394
- eth1394
Restart your computer
Your firewire ethernet connection should be listed under System-> Administration-> Networking, or you can use ifconfig -a to list your network devices.

Alternative to try

sudo modprobe raw1394
sudo modprobe ohci1394
sudo modprobe ieee1394
sudo modprobe eth1394

Your firewire ethernet connection should be listed under System-> Administration-> Networking, or you can use ifconfig -a to list your network devices.

You might need ifconfig eth1 up (or eth2, or another number), before you see the interface with ifconfig.

Using a firewire cable and the above commands, you can have a network between two PCs having both a firewire port.

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- * Your firewire ethernet connection should be listed under System-> Administration-> Networking, or you can use ifconfig to list your network devices.
+ * Your firewire ethernet connection should be listed under System-> Administration-> Networking, or you can use {{{ifconfig -a}}} to list your network devices.
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- * Your firewire ethernet connection should be listed under System-> Administration-> Networking, or you can use ifconfig to list your network devices.
+ * Your firewire ethernet connection should be listed under System-> Administration-> Networking, or you can use {{{ifconfig -a}}} to list your network devices.
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-You may need {{{ifconfig eth1 up}}} (or eth2, or another number), before you see the interface with ifconfig.
+You might need {{{ifconfig eth1 up}}} (or {{{eth2}}}, or another number), before you see the interface with ifconfig.
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-Using a firewire cable and the above commands, you can have a network between to PCs having both a firewire port.
+Using a firewire cable and the above commands, you can have a network between two PCs having both a firewire port.