IP networking over the IEEE 1394 bus is not supported in Windows Vista and in all later versions of Windows

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has decided to discontinue support for IP networking over the IEEE 1394 bus in Windows Vista and in all later versions of Windows.

Earlier Windows operating system, such Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, provide support for IP networking over the IEEE 1394 bus. The supported networking interface is listed in the Network Connections folder as 1394 Connection. However, in Windows Vista and in later versions of Windows, Microsoft has discontinued support for IP networking over the IEEE 1394 bus.

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/IP_1394.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/archive/IP_1394.mspx)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726965.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726965.aspx)

For more information about IP networking over the IEEE 1394 bus in earlier versions of Windows, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307736 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307736/ ) Description of 1394 Connection in Windows XP