Yeap, that's what BS is using these days, it's a modem with a NIC built in it,
for lack of a better word. We had the USB installed at work but now changed to
the internal type since we couldn't get the USB one working. The internal is the
same type of thing, not a NIC in the sense of the word.

We setup a machine for it and it works, we just have not figured out how to
share it with the whole office. Tried various utilities to do this but our
problem is that we have an NT PDC running SBS, DHCP, and WINS.

As far as an option you may not have one, I think they did away with the
ethernet type connections.

Jose

John Sproule wrote:

> I have the folks from Bellsouth coming by next week to see if they can
> install ADSL service for me.  When I called to set up the service call, they
> asked whether I had an open ISA slot, open PCI slot, or USB.  I had assumed
> that my connection would be by way of an ethernet card, but this makes me
> think that a USB connection might be an option.  As I now think about how
> I'm going to juggle IRQ's with another PCI card (I already have one NIC, a
> PCI sound card, an ATA-66 card, and an AGP video card), the idea of simply
> plugging into the USB port sounds appealing.  I'm only using one of the
> connectors now for a Scanner.  Does anyone know of any advantages or
> disadvantages to choosing a USB connection over an ethernet connection for
> ADSL (assuming I'm given a choice)?
>
> TIA
>
> John Sproule
>
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