Richard Powell
April 15th 03, 02:36 AM
Definitely prefer network to USB.
The data transfer rate for USB 1.1 is pathetic. My cable
connection is 10 x faster than my USB connection,
therefore it (USB) gave me a big bottleneck.
The exception is if your PC AND cable modem are both USB2
compatible. I haven't heard of any cable modems that are,
and unless your modem tells you so in foot high letters,
you can bet it's a USB 1.1 (hence slow on USB).
In contrast to Peter's experience my Realtek RTL8139
Family PCI Ethernet NIC refuses to install with XP Pro. I
have tried various driver updates, and different PCI slots
on the motherboard, but it won't work. Any tips Peter?
Regards,
Richard
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>My Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Ethernet NIC works fine
>with XP Pro, just installed it and XP load the drivers
>itself. It connects with my DSL running at 100Mb/sec.
>
>Peter
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hello, all. As you can see from my other post, I'm
>having
>>trouble installing PC cards for an ethernet connection
>>through cable modem. Should I just go for an ethernet to
>>usb converter instead? Does anyone like this combo?
>>Thanks.
>>.
>>
>.
>
The data transfer rate for USB 1.1 is pathetic. My cable
connection is 10 x faster than my USB connection,
therefore it (USB) gave me a big bottleneck.
The exception is if your PC AND cable modem are both USB2
compatible. I haven't heard of any cable modems that are,
and unless your modem tells you so in foot high letters,
you can bet it's a USB 1.1 (hence slow on USB).
In contrast to Peter's experience my Realtek RTL8139
Family PCI Ethernet NIC refuses to install with XP Pro. I
have tried various driver updates, and different PCI slots
on the motherboard, but it won't work. Any tips Peter?
Regards,
Richard
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>My Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Ethernet NIC works fine
>with XP Pro, just installed it and XP load the drivers
>itself. It connects with my DSL running at 100Mb/sec.
>
>Peter
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hello, all. As you can see from my other post, I'm
>having
>>trouble installing PC cards for an ethernet connection
>>through cable modem. Should I just go for an ethernet to
>>usb converter instead? Does anyone like this combo?
>>Thanks.
>>.
>>
>.
>