differnce between an iLink card and a FireWire card?

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first paragraph, last sentence... ".... they SHOWED ME either EtherNet cards
or FireWire cards...."



"Smed" <
> ... or are they the same thing?
>
> just bought a new camcorder... trying to hook it up to the computer...
> trying to use USB2.0 but it fails to recognize... weird... instead of
> scrambling and trying to figure why, i thought i would just go ahead and
> upgrade to the quicker upload speed... the manual says i need an iLink
> card... when i google it, they should be either EtherNet cards or FireWire
> cards...
>
> any help would be appreciated....
>

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Thanks... i really appreciate the help!!...



"Cari (MS-MVP)" <...
> The correct term would be IEEE1394 which is also known as firewire, or in
> Sony speak, iLink. If the store shows you Ethernet cards again, walk out
> and find another store where they have some knowledge of what they are
> talking about.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "Smed" <...
>> ... or are they the same thing?
>>
>> just bought a new camcorder... trying to hook it up to the computer...
>> trying to use USB2.0 but it fails to recognize... weird... instead of
>> scrambling and trying to figure why, i thought i would just go ahead and
>> upgrade to the quicker upload speed... the manual says i need an iLink
>> card... when i google it, they should be either EtherNet cards or
>> FireWire cards...
>>
>> any help would be appreciated....
>>
>
>