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tc27407
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Greensboro, NC		 Toshiba Cable Modem

Using a Toshiba cable modem, is it best to use the USB connection or the Ethernet connection? Does one connection perform better than the other?

Thanks,

Tim
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jeremy27

join:2001-11-29
Grand Rapids, MI		 i never noticed a difference.. although i noticed that my ip my changes between the enet and usb.
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Teriwyn
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Germantown, MD

reply to tc27407
USB is not a dedicated piece of networking hardware. It can also put more stress on your processor, making the computer handle work that the NIC normally does.

USB 2 can support 12MB/s of data transfer. That's shared between all USB devices on the controller... your digital camera... scanner... joystick or gamepad... You don't want your connection to burp just because you've loaded up a webcam, do ya? It would kind of defeat the point of a webcamp...

If you have the option, I strongly suggest NIC over USB, for the reasons I mentioned.

BTW: If you are connected via DHCP and don't have a static address... You will ALWAYS get a different IP address when using different hardware. NIC is different hardware from USB.
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Spensergig
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Bradenton, FL		 Good explanation.
You hit all the points I could think of.
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odog
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reply to Teriwyn
said by Teriwyn See Profile:
USB 2 can support 12MB/s of data transfer. That's shared between all USB devices on the controller... your digital camera... scanner... joystick or gamepad... You don't want your connection to burp just because you've loaded up a webcam, do ya? It would kind of defeat the point of a webcamp...
USB 2 is 480Mbps, usb 1.0 and 1.1 are 12Mbps. regardless of that, your points are correct and i agree with all of them.
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disclaimer: my opinions are my own, my employer is not responsible.
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Dude56k

join:2002-05-24
Cape Coral, FL		reply to tc27407
i got the PCX2200 from RR...works nice...fast...i luv it.
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tc27407
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Greensboro, NC		reply to tc27407
Thanks everyone, ethernet it is.

Tim
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