Is it possible to connect two (or more) computers via FireNet™ to the same external firewire Hard Drive?
External Firewire Hard Drives can be connected in a daisy chain, that is no problem, but only on one computer. If 2 computers are connected to the same external HDD, the device can only be recognized on one of those. Which one it s going to be depends on which one is first connected or turned on. So the only way, to connect multiple computers on an external HDD is via networking. Hook up the external HDD on one system, share the HDD through networking so it can be used for everybody and then connect your other computers using FireNet™ to this computer. In the case of a FireNet™ network though, you have to install a second Firewire adapter, which will not belong to the FireNet™ network, and connect on this the external HDD. This will have the following benefits: • Permanent connection and ability to share of the drive from the specific system. Because if the HDD is on the same bus with the Firewire network, in every bus reset (on cable removals, system reboots etc.) the device may be at
