NIC: USB or PCI

[sylverspider]

Hi Everybody,

I have a quick question... My rogers@home gave me a standard network card and a Linksys USB network adapter. Witch one would give me a faster connection? USB or PCI?

CHeers,

Dan
please email me any responses @ irondan666@hotmail.com:rolleyes:

[Matt615]

You would want to go with the PCI option which is the standard network card. Theoretically USB is faster but cable modems can only go a max of 10Mbps so it wouldnt matter.

But definately go with PCI(NIC), I have heard about too many problems with the USB.

[RatDog8102]

I asked the same question myself a few weeks ago in this thread:

http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36402


This is the greatest place for broadband help.

[xbit]

Pci. You will have more speed and less problems:D

[JackMDS]

ISPs usually offer one of three Setting:

1. External Cable/DSL Modem with Ethernet Network Card.
2. Internal PCI Modem.
3. External USB Modem.


The BEST solution concerning Flexibility, Speed, Sharing, Networking, is by FAR the first.

External Cable/DSL Modem with Ethernet Network Card.

If the first one is not available. Internal PCI is faster then USB.

However if you don’t have a spare IRQ, or don’t want to open the computer USB will do.

If you got stuck with one of the latter two, and you still want to share Sygate provides a decent solution.

http://sygate.com/products/gate_ov.htm

[speedz]

Go with PCI