Firewire 1394a cable to connect to thunderbolt

I have the thunderbolt to firewire adapter for my MacBook Pro Retina
but I don't know what cable to cable part number to buy to
connect my older HD/Printer/Scaanners that all use the
Firewire 1394 - 6 pin connector cables.
I'd like to buy the correct one the first time.
Is it Belkin F3N404-06-APL
or possibly RAM FW9606?
I got it - Other world computing sells it - thanks for a previous msg had the answer.

Firewire works great, ethernet is very fast...if both machines have Thunderbolt it should work...but what is the purpose of the link?  If for networking purposes it is better to use ethernet.

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