Copy from LaCie to G-tech G-drive directly (daisy-chain?)

Hi,
I have a PBG4 with a 400 FW port, a 250G LaCie Drive and 500G G-tech G-drive both with both 400 and 800 FW ports, as well as a firewire (400 only) hub . Can I daisy chain the drives directly from the 800 to 800 ports to copy directly between them and if so what program would I need?
Any input would be appreciated,
Apple Cheeks
PBG412 (Dell Inspiron 8100)   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   Cinema 20

Oh my,
I hope it works out for you, cause In a few days I'll have the exact setup but a different Mac Laptop. (Gtech Drive on it's way delivering)
I've read multiple threads on daisy chaining as there seems to be not that much information floating around, but from the looks of it seemed like it was fairly reliable.
When exactly do you get spinning? is it on plugin?
Does each thing individually work?
I'm very much interested, and will have to test it over here when the HDD comes in.
You're saying
Duet(FW400) -> GTech(FW800) -> MacBook(FW800) right?

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