Firewire's Firewall Port?

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Brandon McCombs Wrote:
> Treeman wrote:
> -
> Since SP2 looks at firewire as a true networking protocol, can
> someone
> tell me which port it specifically uses in Windows XP Firewall?
> A lot of folks are having connectivity problems with external
> devices.
> Thanks,
> Treeman
>
> --
> Treeman-
>
> Firewire doesn't utilize TCP/IP and therefore does not have a port
> number
> associated with it, similar to USB.

Thanks for your reply Brandon,
I know you can use firewire to network two computers, just wondering
what protocol it would use to do this?
Treeman


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This would be classified as Direct Cable Connection.

"Treeman" wrote:

>
> Brandon McCombs Wrote:
> > Treeman wrote:
> > -
> > Since SP2 looks at firewire as a true networking protocol, can
> > someone
> > tell me which port it specifically uses in Windows XP Firewall?
> > A lot of folks are having connectivity problems with external
> > devices.
> > Thanks,
> > Treeman
> >
> > --
> > Treeman-
> >
> > Firewire doesn't utilize TCP/IP and therefore does not have a port
> > number
> > associated with it, similar to USB.
>
> Thanks for your reply Brandon,
> I know you can use firewire to network two computers, just wondering
> what protocol it would use to do this?
> Treeman
>
>
> --
> Treeman
>