No, I had not considered the possibility of using an Ethernet cable; thanks for mentioning it.
I've never used an Ethernet cable other than between my DSL modem and deuced Mac(hina), and the terms Ethernet and data-transfer have, inexplicably, really, been mutually exclusive in my head. I've got at least one Ethernet cable in my box of extra phone technology and will try it if necessary. (It's an interesting Verizon cable with an RJ45 male at the modem end and RJ45 and USB males at the computer end...ingenious money-saver when you think about it.)
Ethernet throughput will be slower than with FW 400, but from what I've read it won't be excruciatingly slow and may be my answer.
I'm really hoping the daisy-chain trick will work!
