On Oct 28, 2009, at 12:03 PM, James Therrault wrote:

>>
>> IIRC,  USB 1 is rated at a maximum of 12 Mb/s, while your "broadband"
>> speeds will be well under 1Mb/s (I generally get 0.4 to 0.8 from my
>> provider), so I don't see the problem with the USB port.  Have you
>> tried it?
>
>
> Well yes, but it sucked pretty well, no bars.  Could be that an
> extension to the modem would work by keeping it at the window that it
> now resides.  Unfortunately, that area is too confined to move the
> desktop there.

the number of bars has nothing to do with client-side throughput, but  
the signal it's (not) receiving.

I'd look for a USB long extension.

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs



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