The Newnex FireNEX800 optical repeater is the world's first 1394b optical repeater! Utilizing an IEEE1394 PHY and optical transceiver, the FireNEX800 is capable of sending IEEE1394 signals across a optical fiber cable up to 500 meters in length! The FireNEX800 is contained within a small box slightly larger than a deck of cards, which makes it inobtrusive and compact, allowing you to place it on a desktop already crowded with other things.

There are 2 versions of the FireNEX: