Todd Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Another thought... > Why not call your DSL provider and ask them to trade out that USB > modem for the Alcatel Speedtouch Home, which has only an ethernet out > port, so you could connect it straight to a router without having to > use your iMac as a go-between. Perhaps they give that modem out > precisely to keep you from using a router and sharing out the > connection, but ask them anyway. My experience with those Alcatel USB > modems has been that they are fairly unreliable. Whoever writes the > drivers for that thing must have gotten fired from HP - 'nuff said.
I've wondered about those USB adapters- my sister just got a cable internet connection. At first they wanted to use a USB connection, and then to install their own ethernet card. They ended up hooking it up to the on-board ethernet, which to me seems best. It's a beige G3, so it's only 10BT, but isn't that more than the maximum cable speed anyway? If they used the USB connection, wouldn't that both swamp the bus and tax the CPU? And, to make it on topic, do any of the *nices support USB networking? BTW, she's happy with it and I can hook my PB540C up if I feel like it- so it'll stay the way it is. -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
