If I want to transfer a large file between two computers, which are connected via LAN, would going through the network (setup as gigabit ethernet) be faster than using a direct Firewire 800 connection between the computers? If Firewire 800 is much faster, can I setup a LAN with multiple computers with Firewire 800?
I have a client who wants us to lock down the Mac laptops we're using to access his data. He wants an audit of all files read and written from removable media (USB, FireWire, optical). I have a sister question re: finding a commercial app for this, but I'm starting to feel like the only fun^H^H^H suitable solution will be DIY.
Does Cocoa have an API to audit the bus/device, any identifiers (S/N, vendorID, et.al.), the filesystem metadata (stat()) and blocks in/out, etc.? Does dtrace do this!?
I could reinstall every laptop with ZFS and mirror any external device via copy-on-write...
Can anyone recommend a Firewire 800 card compatible with the usual 32-bit PCI, or PCI Express slots found in most machines? I have only found a card compatible with PCI-64.
I also found a Belkin PCI-Express card with horrible reviews, which I am hence looking to avoid.
Must be compatible with Windows Server 2k3.
Thanks
Weird question of the day: Has anyone here configured a real (say five or more client) Firewire network? If so, what were the advantages/headaches? Which Firewire hub (or Firewire switch, if that's the correct term) did you use? What happens if you plug a drive into the network - is it available to any of the client computers (I'm assuming not, but am curious)?