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| John Dunn 2003-12-07, 5:25 pm |
| Anyone know if a cheap NIC will affect internet connection speed compared to
a 3-com one?
Ta
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| Danny Kile 2003-12-07, 8:25 pm |
| John Dunn wrote:
> Anyone know if a cheap NIC will affect internet connection speed compared to
> a 3-com one?
> Ta
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Should not, any NIC is going to run at 10MB or better and that is in the
order of at least 2 to 10 times faster that what your broadband
connection will be. I have used several different generic cards, with no
ill affect.
--
Danny Kile
Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY
"Dogs come when they're called, CATS take a message and get back to
you." Mary Bly
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| Frederic 2003-12-07, 9:24 pm |
| "Tom's Hardware" is a well recognized website providing valuable information
about computer hardware.
They did a NIC benchmark and published their results.
The conclusion is that there is some difference between Network cards but
the difference is not that great and even if some cards have better
performance than others, over all most of the cards performs within
acceptable ranges
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...0820/index.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-01.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-02.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-03.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-04.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-05.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-06.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-07.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-08.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-09.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-10.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-11.html
When comparing the same type of NIC, the main difference between manufactors
is not speed but availability, compatibility, autonegotiation and warranty
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/...u=3CSOHO100B-TX
--
Frederic
MCP, IT Project+, i-Net+, CIWA, A+
member of: CompTIA-ITPRO, HDI, IETF
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http://fredsfastcram.netfirms.com
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"John Dunn" <cesaman84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:zXMAb.9890$SV1.1575@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Anyone know if a cheap NIC will affect internet connection speed compared
to
> a 3-com one?
> Ta
>
>
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| The Finger 2003-12-08, 12:25 am |
| John Dunn wrote:
> Anyone know if a cheap NIC will affect internet connection speed compared to
> a 3-com one?
> Ta
>
>
This is doubtful because the NIC must be set to run at 10 MBS to work
with a cable or DSL modem. Most DSL and cable modems run well below the
10 MBS speed.
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| Danny Kile 2003-12-10, 9:25 pm |
| John Dunn wrote:
> Anyone know if a cheap NIC will affect internet connection speed compared to
> a 3-com one?
> Ta
>
>
Should not, any NIC is going to run at 10MB or better and that is in the
order of at least 2 to 10 times faster that what your broadband
connection will be. I have used several different generic cards, with no
ill affect.
--
Danny Kile
Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY
"Dogs come when they're called, CATS take a message and get back to
you." Mary Bly
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| Frederic 2003-12-10, 9:25 pm |
| "Tom's Hardware" is a well recognized website providing valuable information
about computer hardware.
They did a NIC benchmark and published their results.
The conclusion is that there is some difference between Network cards but
the difference is not that great and even if some cards have better
performance than others, over all most of the cards performs within
acceptable ranges
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...0820/index.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-01.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-02.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-03.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-04.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-05.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-06.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-07.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-08.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-09.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-10.html
http://www4.tomshardware.com/networ...820/nic-11.html
When comparing the same type of NIC, the main difference between manufactors
is not speed but availability, compatibility, autonegotiation and warranty
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/...u=3CSOHO100B-TX
--
Frederic
MCP, IT Project+, i-Net+, CIWA, A+
member of: CompTIA-ITPRO, HDI, IETF
------------------------------------------------------
http://fredsfastcram.netfirms.com
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"John Dunn" <cesaman84@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:zXMAb.9890$SV1.1575@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Anyone know if a cheap NIC will affect internet connection speed compared
to
> a 3-com one?
> Ta
>
>
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| The Finger 2003-12-10, 9:25 pm |
| John Dunn wrote:
> Anyone know if a cheap NIC will affect internet connection speed compared to
> a 3-com one?
> Ta
>
>
This is doubtful because the NIC must be set to run at 10 MBS to work
with a cable or DSL modem. Most DSL and cable modems run well below the
10 MBS speed.
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