[thechat] Home network for a dummy (US "Roadrunner" cableservice)

Martin Burns martin at easyweb.co.uk
Wed Nov 5 17:07:39 CST 2003


On 5 Nov 2003, at 20:46, Kevin Stevens wrote:

>> Right, then that's job number 1 - buy 2 ethernet cards. 10baseT will 
>> do
>> nicely if your local BestBuy or CompUSA has them, otherwise step up to
>> 100baseT.
>
> For future proofing, go for the 100baseT cards, otherwise it takes an
> absolute age if you are transferring files from one machine to the 
> other.


weeeerlll, somewhat. But if your main aim is to be online then you're 
limited to 5% of even a 10baseT anyway.

Cheers
Martin
--
Now playing on iTunes: "Had She Been Aye" by Ivan Drever from 'Every 
Breaking Heart'



More information about the thechat mailing list