On Mon, 2001-12-17 at 20:09, Paul Rimmer wrote: > This really suprises me. I was under the impression that a 486/66 would be > able to service a maxed out cable modem? I happen to be using a 486/66 on a > cable connection but will upgrade if it will help throughput. > > Any comments on 486 vs Pentium servicing a cable or ADSL modem?
Sure. It's not the processor; it's the bus speed that is a limiting factor. I use a P90 (with PCI bus) on a 640Kb ADSL line; I routinely average 62KB (that equates to 620Kb) downloads. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael J. Leone Registered Linux user #201348 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: 50453890 AIM: MikeLeone PGP Fingerprint: 0AA8 DC47 CB63 AE3F C739 6BF9 9AB4 1EF6 5AA5 BCDF PGP public key: <http://www.mike-leone.com/~turgon/turgon-public-key.gpg> Foreman, roving paving crew, Dept. of Roads, Hades.
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