PC card ethernet or usb?
 

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.
.

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