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Broadband modem - taken from Sunday Times Webwise - today
18-11-2007 11:00 AM
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Re: Broadband modem - taken from Sunday Times Webwise - today
18-11-2007 2:41 PM
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It still uses USB drivers for the adapter! The whole point of using Ethernet is to get away from the CPU hogging USB connection and related drivers.
This is not something I would recommend using as you will be relying on the adapters USB driver to function properly with a likely untested set-up.
In any case you can get PCI network cards for under £5.
This is not something I would recommend using as you will be relying on the adapters USB driver to function properly with a likely untested set-up.
In any case you can get PCI network cards for under £5.
Re: Broadband modem - taken from Sunday Times Webwise - today
18-11-2007 3:11 PM
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Quote from: Peter In any case you can get PCI network cards for under £5.
But would they know how to open the PC case?
The Sunday Times solution is probably suitable for someone who is afraid of slotting a card into their PC - especially because they would know nothing of anti-static precautions.
Sad isn't it?
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Re: Broadband modem - taken from Sunday Times Webwise - today
18-11-2007 4:50 PM
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In all probability a PC without ethernet on the MOBO is likely to be a fairly old (slow?) PC - in which case using a USB to ethernet adapter is even more dubious advice
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
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