On Sat, 2002-06-01 at 23:23, Damian G wrote: > On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 13:53:15 -0600 > Miark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > > for internet access, nothing beats the ethernet card. > a 10Mbps ethernet is way faster than a usb link. > > ( not that you are actually going to connect to > the internet at 10Mbps, tho ;oP )
Sad but true. On most sites I rarely get near the limit of my 56K modem. For FTP it can make a big difference though. I've done FTP installs on my office computer from the university server, and packages installed faster than from my CD-ROM at home. Sir Robin
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