Ethernet vs. UBS
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hey howzit? my wireless broadband ISP (www.iburst.co.za) uses a wireless modem with USB and Ethernet ports...which one provides better performance and why so? Also, how to I figure out what speed my current Ethernet card is and should I buy the newest fastest one to get the best bandwidth? Regards,
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hey howzit? my wireless broadband ISP (www.iburst.co.za) uses a wireless modem with USB and Ethernet ports...which one provides better performance and why so? Also, how to I figure out what speed my current Ethernet card is and should I buy the newest fastest one to get the best bandwidth? Regards,
Wikipedia?
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hey howzit? my wireless broadband ISP (www.iburst.co.za) uses a wireless modem with USB and Ethernet ports...which one provides better performance and why so? Also, how to I figure out what speed my current Ethernet card is and should I buy the newest fastest one to get the best bandwidth? Regards,
Since USB 2.0's top speed is 40Mb [IIRC] and Ethernet can top out at 1,000Mb, I think the answer is obvious. But, if your ISP is only giving you 1Mb in bandwidth, the interface speed really doesn't matter all that much. You could compare it yourself, but you won't see much of a difference at all. Ethernet will be a bit quicker and follow networking standards very easily, whereas USB wasn't built for networking... RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Since USB 2.0's top speed is 40Mb [IIRC] and Ethernet can top out at 1,000Mb, I think the answer is obvious. But, if your ISP is only giving you 1Mb in bandwidth, the interface speed really doesn't matter all that much. You could compare it yourself, but you won't see much of a difference at all. Ethernet will be a bit quicker and follow networking standards very easily, whereas USB wasn't built for networking... RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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yes, you are right. and i always concern about the power of chips of USB vs the power of chips of Ethernet. Usually i believe ethernet can provide more reliable and less resource comsuming.
h9n2hk wrote:
Usually i believe ethernet can provide more reliable and less resource comsuming.
Not the case. Today, their equivelent in resources and reliability. It's just a matter of fitting the correct technology to the application at hand. USB is a standardized bus for communicating with lots of different devices. There's an implementation of Ethernet for nearly every bus ever devised, including USB. BUt it's purpose is singular. The connection of a computer to a common network. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Since USB 2.0's top speed is 40Mb [IIRC] and Ethernet can top out at 1,000Mb, I think the answer is obvious. But, if your ISP is only giving you 1Mb in bandwidth, the interface speed really doesn't matter all that much. You could compare it yourself, but you won't see much of a difference at all. Ethernet will be a bit quicker and follow networking standards very easily, whereas USB wasn't built for networking... RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
USB 2.0 achieves a maximum of 480 MBit/s (which, due to overhead and depending on the hardware used on both ends, leads to around 300 MBit/s of "real transfer"). "Coppernet" (Ethernet over TP-cabling) offers a maximum of 1000 MBit/s on most "modern" controllers and !0 or 100 MBit/s on older hardware. But USB hardware is pricey (you get 2 Gigabit PCI NICs and 10 Meters of suitable TP-cabling for around 30 EUR, whereas a simple "PC-to-PC"-USB-cable needs special software and comes at around 50 EUR. Cheers, Sebastian -- Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.
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Since USB 2.0's top speed is 40Mb [IIRC] and Ethernet can top out at 1,000Mb, I think the answer is obvious. But, if your ISP is only giving you 1Mb in bandwidth, the interface speed really doesn't matter all that much. You could compare it yourself, but you won't see much of a difference at all. Ethernet will be a bit quicker and follow networking standards very easily, whereas USB wasn't built for networking... RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
Do you think 1Mbps is a small amount of bandwidth...its the fastest offering in South Africa :( shame poor us
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Do you think 1Mbps is a small amount of bandwidth...its the fastest offering in South Africa :( shame poor us
Compared to the interface choices he has? Yes, its a small amount. I didn't make any comparison to the the speed offerings of any ISP. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome