[pchelpers] Re: Cable modem

  • From: Scott McNay <Wizard@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: "G.Cox" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:13:19 -0600

Hi George,

Friday, January 23, 2004, 11:06:09 PM, you wrote:

GC> For what it's worth, Cy, the man that installed my Surfboard
GC> SB4100 Cable Modem said that the USB connection works well but the
GC> Ethernet connection is better. When I pressed him for a reason he
GC> just said it really doesn't matter that much. I'll be interested
GC> to see what answers you get to your query.

Why tie up limited USB bandwidth when you already have dedicated
bandwidth on the network card.

USB is certainly easier, though, since all computers made in the last
few years have it.

--Scott.

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