I install Cable Modems so I can anser this one. Most Cable modems right now
only work at 10Mps. I think 3com has a model that works at 100Mps. Getting a
PCI card will increase throughput in and out of the computer since it's
32-bit versus 16-bit ISA.
We use 10Mps hubs without the auto sensing (and a 10/100Mps cost a lot more)

Winston

----- Original Message -----
From: Changhsu P. Liu <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 4:14 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Cable modem and network


> Greetings,
> I have a cable modem connection recently, and I use a barebone hub
(5-port,
> $30) to connect between a PC and a Mac. Ethernet cards on both machine are
> just 10-baseT (not 10/100mb cards). When copying files between 2 machines,
> it can only copy files at around 550k/sec.
>
> Is it a little too slow for my setup? I heard from my colleage that his
> file transfer speed between 2 PCs is over 1MB/sec.
>
> Does the quality of hub affect speed?
>
> Since my cable modem connection is also connected thru the hub, will a
> better hub increase my connection speed?
>
> For cable modem connection, should I go for 10/100mb ethernet cards? or
> 10-baseT has big enough bandwidth for cable??
>
> I read in another thread that PCI cards dramatically increases data
> transfer speeds and performance. Does anyone has a number to support this.
> I also read it somewhere that ISA cards would use more system resource
than
> PCI. So, maybe I should buy a cheap PCI card for my PCs!? What
> manufacturers do you guys recommend?
>
> Thanks for the information,
>
>
>
> Changhsu Liu
> [log in to unmask]
>
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