O.T. usb or ethernet?

[piedwagtail91]

the best pc has just died so are back on a steam driven one which only has a usb connection for the modem.
would there be any noticeable difference if we put a ethernet card in and connected that way.
we used to connect all our ,well two,pc's through a router to the modem so have all the leads.
thanks

 

[piedwagtail91]

thanks, it's got a mix of usb 1 and 2.

 

[domtyler]

I've got an old 100 meg ethernet card you can have if you want it.

 

[piedwagtail91]

thanks, the daughters boyfriend has just dropped one off but if it doesn't work , i may take you up on it , wish he'd dropped a pc off this one is sooooo slow!!

 

[rustychisel]

USB is slow as a wet week, slower than SCSI...

 

[LLB]

Use Ethernet, It is easier to configure

 

[Tynan]

usb hub?

usb is fine depending, usb 2 is quick surely?

 

[piedwagtail91]

thanks for the replies.got the ethernet working.
strange thing is the dead pc is now running.
the shop said it needed a new motherboard, so thinking i had nothing to lose i went to take a dvd player out. after removing the drive i switched it on to see what the display on the motherboard said, it came up with ff as usual, then the screen came on.
so much for computer shops, they'd have had £100 quid off me for supposed new board and processor.
must have been a problem with the drive i removed.

 

[domtyler]

Result!

 

[fossyant]

USB 1.0 is still faster than an 8 meg broadband connection, so no diffs, may be some CPU load, bit minimal.

The speeds aren't the same...glad it's going..

Bloody annoying PC's, especially if you are the family 'expert' and are expected to be on 24/7 call....ffs I've had a glass or three of vino, will it wait.......

 

[piedwagtail91]

yeh, i thought kids were supposed to be the experts!

 

[bianco]

agreed with fossyant.

you won't notice a difference, unless you're gaming at 1280 x 1024 in software mode.

 

[Tynan]

hm, if you copying data like music or something then you'll want usb 2 over 1, 1 wmorks but you don;t want to watch it