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474840 2006-07-30 22:48:00 Hi, What is the best connection from external router to computer? I have been told conflicting info. gradebdan (2186)
474841 2006-07-30 22:54:00 Hi, What is the best connection from external router to computer? I have been told conflicting info.

Ethernet, no contest.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
474842 2006-07-30 22:55:00 Second vote for ethernet. USB is a poor substitute if you have the choice. godfather (25)
474843 2006-07-30 23:22:00 Ethernet Rob99 (151)
474844 2006-07-30 23:31:00 a lot pf USB modems are software modems. ethernet are all hardware modems. also USB can have some quirks which makes it unreliable. tweak'e (69)
474845 2006-07-31 00:09:00 Hi, Thanks all.
An overwhelming vote for ethernet.
gradebdan (2186)
474846 2006-07-31 00:47:00 Sidebar here:

In the US, we are experiencing a rash of instability problems with WIFI on DSL .

The problem seems to be the vast numbers of people using WIFI . . . they crowd each other out and drop the connections all the time . Security is NOT the problem although it might be causing it . :confused:

Hardwire seems to be the real answer . . . and even the speeds are not up to par as far as wireless goes . . it's like deja vu on dial-up all over again!

What's the use of wireless crippling you back to old technology anyway?

<man sending Morse code with arc-gap transmitter :badpc: >
SurferJoe46 (51)
474847 2006-07-31 04:02:00 Ethernet without question. pctek (84)
474848 2006-07-31 04:28:00 Ethernet (USB's can be a pain) stu161204 (123)
474849 2006-07-31 05:12:00 Ethernet ... does it for me. Besides I'm more than 5m away from my ADSL router. gibler (49)
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