How do I capture footage from camera to an external drive using a macbook

i'm trying to use my external drive to store my project because otherwise i don't have enough memory. however, there is i think only one firewire port on my macbook. if i connect the camera directly to the external drive it doesn't seem like fce can find it in easy set up. how do i connect my macbook, camera, and external drive so that i can work off my external drive? anyone?

I have the same query with my macbook which only has 1 firewire 400 port.
I haven't bought an external drive yet, but want to buy the one that has the right connections.
After you connect the camera to the ext. hard drive what connection do you use between hard drive and macbook? Ethernet?
Also, any recommended hard drives, I've heard Lacie are a good one but which model?
Thanks in advance.

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