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Hello Simon,
Thursday, March 15, 2001, 2:08:16 PM, you wrote:
SC> Please excuse the novice-speak here:
SC> ADSL has just come to my neck of the woods and the ISP can provide a modem
SC> for either a network ethernet card, or a USB port. Since I have neither on
SC> my machine, I need to decide which of these cards I should purchase to
SC> stick in a PCI slot.
I would recommend a network ethernet card since I've read in the past
that there was a study that indicated they were either faster or more
efficient, but I'm not particularly sure the exact details of the
study.
SC> The question is: which card should I buy - USB or Ethernet? (exact model
SC> suggestions appreciated!). I use a stand-alone PC and only want to use the
SC> phone at the same time as be on the internet.
See above (Ethernet)
SC> The ISP also is selling "ADSL Routers" - do I need one?!
You only need a router if you plan to share the connection with other
computers. Even then, you can use the computer that is connected to
your adsl line as a router if you know how to configure it. But for
ease, get a router if you plan to use multiple computers on your adsl
line.
SC> Thanks in advance,
SC> Simon.
No problem :) Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask away.
I know a little about computers since I've built custom computers for
traders and friends in the past.
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Best regards,
Tai mailto:traderarchive@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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