ethernet or usb?

i have a cable modem and i can connect it to my pc by either usb or ethernet. i just wanted to know which connection is faster.

 

Well you can really do either, won't really effect your speed as such. Ethernet is just more stable than USB, though if you run on a LAN (like me.) u'll want to keep that network card free. So USB would probably be better. But by all means if you feel that's not the case, go Ethernet.

 

I used to use usb before the days when we had more than one computer and no network card installed. Then got a network card for a fiver and switched to ethernet and found it a lot better. The usb connection kept having problems with the hardware whereas the ethernet connection was a lot more stable.

 

heh, didn't i just say though, that if you need that Network card spare for LAN , there's really no point. =P

 

USB uses more cpu cycles, won't work in SafeMode w/ Networking (XP), and most likely will not work in Non MS OSes either.

 

heh then how you gonna have a free network card? =P , Would you just get two? .

And I'm using USB myself and have come across no problems, but then again i've never had to boot into safe mode, though i can't see how u'd need to use your internet connection in safe mode =S

 

Like regular SafeMode, SafeMode w/ Networking is used for troubleshooting.

Its extremely useful.

Quite a few motherboards these days have dual nics built in.

By the way, if you are setting up a proper lan, you don't need two NICs, even if your internet connection is via ethernet.

Software ICS is just as ghetto as USB modem connections.

 

heh, i think I'm misunderstanding what ur saying but, If i'm correct are you telling me I don't need two network cards if i wanna run a LAN and run my internet connection via Ethernet? Coz to me that sounds alittle odd. But like i said, i have probably misunderstood u =P

 

You didn't misunderstand me. You don't need two network cards.

Have you never used a router or switch with an uplink port before?

 

oh yes of course, lol . The thought never would have occured to me, ha ha . Ok yea that makes sense =P