Miark wrote: >I'm having cable access installed on Tuesday. My >modem allows one to connect to the computer via >USB or ethernet. Which will offer better performance? > >By the way, this'll be plugged into a winsux machine. >At least for the time being :-( > >Miark > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > You'd best use ethernet. Performance will not be noticeably different, but platform compatibility will be. There are USB devices of the software-driven sort for modems, ISDN, and ADSL and Cable. Yes, Windevices. Check linux-usb.org and you will see a host of incompatibles. It won't matter on a winbox, but when you put a real gateway computer there, it will make a big-time difference.
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