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ethernet or usb
Name: frank breen Date: May 20, 2004 at 17:41:55 Pacific OS: wme CPU/Ram: 1g/512
Comment:
Hi Everyone, I am going to try dsl, The external modem comes with usb and ethernet connections. Is one faster than the other or are they comparable in speed.
Name: XpUser Date: May 20, 2004 at 18:27:08 Pacific
Reply:
usb (1.1)= 10 or 11 mbps ethernet = 10/100
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Response Number 2
Name: MrNiceGuy (by vng2k) Date: May 20, 2004 at 21:27:09 Pacific
Reply:
Well, if you are talking about speed, they're all covered because both ethernet or USB are faster than your DSL connection. If you are talking about easy setup and it depend what level of knowledge you have but I would say USB because just plug and Play. If you are talking about reliable, I say chose ethernet. With ethernet, you have more control of your connection. Also you can share your internet with other by hood up a router in beetween which usb normally lack off. For future grow, I recommend you go with ethernet. It is very easy to setup. You can go to google to search for the basic instruction (if you do not know how) but if you already do, OK you are ready to go.
Summary: The ethernet port is faster, but since the speed of your internet service is no where near the max speed of the Ethernet or USB standards, it doesn't make any different. -Ryan Adams http://ryanadams.b...
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