3G firewire iPod no longer recognized

I've had my 3G iPod for 4 years and have been successfully connecting via firewire dock to my Mac about once a week ... until 2 days ago. Now when I doc my iPod, not only is it not seen by my Mac, but my other firewire devices (iSight, external harddrive) lose there connection to my Mac until I remove the iPod from it's doc. I have 2 different Macs (Intel and G4) 2 different docs and 2 different cables. All permutations fail, the only constant is the iPod. I went under settings and reset the iPod, that didn't help. The iPod still plays and still charges.
Any ideas?
Thanx
-Eric
Mac Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   3G iPod
Mac Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

I've had my 3G iPod for 4 years and have been
successfully connecting via firewire dock to my Mac
about once a week ... until 2 days ago. Now when I
doc my iPod, not only is it not seen by my Mac, but
my other firewire devices (iSight, external
harddrive) lose there connection to my Mac until I
remove the iPod from it's doc. I have 2 different
Macs (Intel and G4) 2 different docs and 2 different
cables. All permutations fail, the only constant is
the iPod. I went under settings and reset the iPod,
that didn't help. The iPod still plays and still
charges.
Any ideas?
Thanx
-Eric
Mac Pro   Mac OS X
(10.4.8)   3G iPod
Mac Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Connect to firewire in the back of your G4 or other computer and upgrade your version of Itunes.

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