Setting up two machines for core dump

Hi, I'm trying to set up two Macs to collect a Core Dump after a Kernel Panic.
A MacBook Pro 3,1 triggers a kernel panic when Mavericks is installed, and either Ethernet or WiFi connections are changed. No diagnostic reports get generated at /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports.
I have been reading on how to set up a core dump over FireWire, since Ethernet seems to be compromised. I'm able to do a core dump by triggering a kernel panic with DTrace. The Development Machine receives and stores the core dump correctly. However if a kernel panic occurs when WiFi is switched off, the Core Dump does not take place, and I don't know if it should work as the DTrace trigger does.
I have System 10.9.1 on both Target and Development machines. The machines are each other connected with a FireWire 800 cable and a ThuderBolt adapter, since Development machine lacks the FireWire port (It's a MacBook Pro retina).
- Target machine is connected to my WiFi network and is also connected to the Ethernet network. The FireWire 800 port is manually set to IP 10.0.1.127
- Development machine is connected to my WiFi network. The FireWire 800 cable coming from the Target machine connects to a ThunderBolt adapter and the port is manually set to IP 10.0.1.128
- On the Target machine (MacBook Pro 3,1) I've set
sudo nvram boot-args="debug=0xd46 _panicd_ip=10.0.1.128 kdp_match_name = firewire"
- On the Development machine (MacBook Pro retina)
sudo mkdir /PanicDumps
sudo chown root:wheel /PanicDumps
sudo chmod 1777 /PanicDumps
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.kdumpd.plist
- verified that the core dump server is working with
sudo launchctl list | grep kdump
- after connecting the FireWire cable to the Macs
run fwkdp
- and machine responds with:
FireWire KDP Tool (v1.6)
KDP Proxy and CoreDump-Receive dual mode active.
Use 'localhost' as the KDP target in gdb.
Ready.
As mentioned above, triggering a Core Dump with DTrace works just fine.
Turning WiFi Off causes a Kernel Panic, Target machine freezes immediatedly and nothing happens on Development machine.
Forcing power off on Target machine and restarting shows no logs on Console.
I've read very little on GDB and it seems hard to find information, at least on what I'm doing. I'm not trying to debug a kernel extension.
nvram -p dumps mostly jibberish on the terminal screen
I'm tempted on setting up the core dump with Ethernet, but hesitate since WiFi and Ethernet seem to block the system abruptly.
Can someone illuminate me please?
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Guido

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