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My broadband connection kit arrived yesterday and gues what; I don't have a UDB port of 10/100 Network car - I will hae to buy one or ther other. I want to get the USB one so I can use it for other things, I just wanted to know if there is any difference in performance between the two (either way it will have to go into one of my PCI slots)
Thanks
Thanks
All sorted (thanks for help Wookie)
£15 Card, all set up yesterday and downloaded over 100mb in 2 hours last night, I'm well pleased.
£15 Card, all set up yesterday and downloaded over 100mb in 2 hours last night, I'm well pleased.
Pretty much any 10/100 card will do. Personally I tend to avoid the rock-bottom priced ones and go for something with a known name, but that's just my personal preference.
As you only have a 128k connection, a USB card would be fine. The engineer told me that they only recommend an Ethernet card for 512k and upwards. But if you think you might upgrade later, you may as well go for the Ethernet option now - saves you spending more later!
As for cost - I have 512k from NTL, and it costs £24.99 per month.
As you only have a 128k connection, a USB card would be fine. The engineer told me that they only recommend an Ethernet card for 512k and upwards. But if you think you might upgrade later, you may as well go for the Ethernet option now - saves you spending more later!
As for cost - I have 512k from NTL, and it costs £24.99 per month.
Wookie, I take it this car will do the job ?
PCI UTP (10 / 100) NETWORK CARD. Windows compatible PCI network card with industry standard UTP network cable socket. Send and receive data via the network at up to 100 megabits per second. Suitable for use with 10Base-T or 10/100 networks. Easy to install, includes installation software.
(£15 from SR), thanks
PS. I have been told I can upgrade my line to 512k but don't know the additional cost each month.
PCI UTP (10 / 100) NETWORK CARD. Windows compatible PCI network card with industry standard UTP network cable socket. Send and receive data via the network at up to 100 megabits per second. Suitable for use with 10Base-T or 10/100 networks. Easy to install, includes installation software.
(£15 from SR), thanks
PS. I have been told I can upgrade my line to 512k but don't know the additional cost each month.
Wookie, thanks for your help, I got a phone call from NTL last week saying we could have broadband for 1.99 a month for 12 months ! (a 128k line) so I bit their hand off - it actually works out that I am paying 14.99 for the broadband but get my NTL phone line and TV packages half price now so in theory I am only paying an extra 1.99 a month - confused ??
By the way this offer only applies to certain NTL customers before you all bombard NTL.
I will get the Network card tonight thanks for your help.
David
By the way this offer only applies to certain NTL customers before you all bombard NTL.
I will get the Network card tonight thanks for your help.
David
Have you paid for a 512k connection?
When I arranged for my connection, I (unusually!) had a very helpful engineer. He advised me to go for the 10/100 network card option because (and I quote), "while it shouldn't really matter, in our experience the network cards give a better performance in terms of over-all speed".
So go for the 10/100 card. I have a 3Com 3C SOHO Fast Ethernet adapter, which was easy to install and completely hassle-free. And under WinXP, it gets configured perfectly under Plug & Play without me needing to install any drivers whatsoever.
When I arranged for my connection, I (unusually!) had a very helpful engineer. He advised me to go for the 10/100 network card option because (and I quote), "while it shouldn't really matter, in our experience the network cards give a better performance in terms of over-all speed".
So go for the 10/100 card. I have a 3Com 3C SOHO Fast Ethernet adapter, which was easy to install and completely hassle-free. And under WinXP, it gets configured perfectly under Plug & Play without me needing to install any drivers whatsoever.
My broadband connection kit arrived yesterday and gues what; I don't have a UDB port of 10/100 Network car - I will hae to buy one or ther other. I want to get the USB one so I can use it for other things, I just wanted to know if there is any difference in performance between the two (either way it will have to go into one of my PCI slots)
Thanks
Thanks