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Unread 4 Nov 2002, 09:47   #1
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do i want a usb or pci bb modem? what is the better type. thanx
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Not that I have experience with either, but PCI
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good as they r cheeper :P
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Neither is really good But most of the articles Ive read say to stay away from the PCI ones as they are cheap crappy peices of kit that arent worth the money you pay for them
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at work we supply
USB
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PCI
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ROUTER

USB's tend to need 500mW of power, which can be more than some motherboards supply and hence your connection might drop a lot.
They're easy to configure though.
PCIs tend to be crap.
Router seems most stable of the three, but is more expensive..
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there is the option to get a router but iv neva used one or seen one etc so i would have npo idea? they easy to set up? will it make it easier to share the connection?
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there is the option to get a router but iv neva used one or seen one etc so i would have npo idea? they easy to set up? will it make it easier to share the connection?
depends on the router, but they usually arent too tricky to setup.
depending how many ports the router has,
you either
run a cable from that to a hub and plug the other machines in there
or plug the other machines into the router
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Uh, right. Wont your isp supply you with the modem that you just link to the NIC.
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i have to buy a modem but there r 3 chices router pci or usb
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whats wrong with serial?
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Broadband through a 16550UART

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I thought he meant 56k..where I live theres fk all broadband

edit - guess I know what bb stands for now doh
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You don't have a PCI network card...?
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You don't have a PCI network card...?
Onboard, but that was my first thought as well Closely followed by RAID and SCSI.
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I have a router modem, but if I had to choose between USB and PCI, I'd go for the PCI. If only for the sake of performance.

In my opinion a router is best. You can serve an entire LAN with one without needing another comp.
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I have a router modem, but if I had to choose between USB and PCI, I'd go for the PCI. If only for the sake of performance.

So you like WORSE performace then

the PCI cards are **** and not worth having.....Really is saying something when its a worse choice than USB
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So you like WORSE performace then

the PCI cards are **** and not worth having.....Really is saying something when its a worse choice than USB
I thought that an USB device consumes more CPU capacity than an PCI device. I could be wrong tho...
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I thought that an USB device consumes more CPU capacity than an PCI device. I could be wrong tho...
Yes they normally do however the PCI card based ADSL modems are of very low quality and shift most of work over to the OS to handle
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Yes they normally do however the PCI card based ADSL modems are of very low quality and shift most of work over to the OS to handle
So they're kinda ADSL winmodems then?

I ask merely for information, ADSL isn't even a remote possibility for at least 5 years where I live
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from what we experience troubleshooting them at work
PCI ADSL modems suck (cheap and crappy)
USB ADSL modems suck(too high power requirements for some mobos)
cheap routers suck (cheap and crappy)

i'd go find an ethernet one, since i have a network card, but thats just me..
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So they're kinda ADSL winmodems then?

I ask merely for information, ADSL isn't even a remote possibility for at least 5 years where I live
Yeah basically
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i'd go find an ethernet one, since i have a network card, but thats just me..
tbh I havent seen anywhere selling ethernet based modems for ADSL. I'm not syaing you cant get them but they cerstainly arent very common in the UK

as for "cheap routers suck (cheap and crappy)" it depends what your comparing it agaisnt. Yes the cheaper routers might suck compared to the most expecensive ones BUT they are fantastic compared agasint a USB or PCI modem
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