Daisy chain an ipod to Ext Drive in a MBA?

I have a G-Drive with 2 firewire and 1 usb ports. The MBA has -as we all know-only one usb port.
So I wonder if I could daisy chain my devices this way:
MBA---(usb cable)---G-Drive---(firewire ipod cable)---iPod
....Is that possible??? (I didnt try it because I couldnt find my FW ipod cable yet...)
Thanks in advance!

Thank you Neil for your answer. Now do you find a way to sync an iPod and an ext drive in the MBA? I've tried wireless but it takes an eternity...
Thanks.

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The disc has 2 FW800 and 1 USB2.
If you buy a TB to FW800 you should give to the disc more power from the TB port.
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my mac has worked flawlessly since i got it over 3 & 1/2 years ago.
I added a new external hd by daisy chain fire wire last week & suddenly
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hi
okay - in response to posts so far......
1. i havent used it yet with fcp
2. it is running off its own power supply, not off the fire wire cable.
3. i am not using any hub - its daisyed into the first external hd which is then
linked to the emac by fire wire. The chain is firewire 400 cable in all
instances.
Both external hds have their own seperate power supply .
JMVP WROTE:
"....This is especially true if the daisy-chained drive is drawing power through the Firewire cable. Daisy-chaining data through independently-powered drives is known to be iffy."
So what you're suggesting is daisychaining par-se is a no no.
Both in the case of the device powered via the firewire
cable AND if it's independantly powered.
Does this mean DAISY = DANGER ?
The verdict so far is that i should abandon daisy chains and switch to fire wire hubs....or direct seperate inputs into the emac.........
Aside from a debate about the pros & cons of the Daisy.........
i'm open to other trouble shooting lines of thought to my situation.
thanks
d

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