On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 12:01:13AM +0200, Adir Abraham wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Boulgakov Andrei wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> > What is the way to connect Linux to Inet by Kvalim? Is it the same as ADSL?
>
> Naturally, you will get a cable modem which will let you be connected via
> a USB slot or via a network card. The USB way is problematic and not
> recommended in general. Not only that the support in Linux (for USB cable
> modems) is still in its underpants (some good modules exist only in
> Mandrake 9.0, and probably in Redhat 8.0 as well, but on the last one I
> didn't check. anyway correct me if I am wrong), but it is not recommnded
> since it's a direct resources consumer,
What do you mean by that? Everything is a resource consumer, doesn't it?
Or are you saying that a USB connection is as much unwanted as,
for example, a winModem since both makes the software do things that
were used to be done by hardware?
> and if you attach to your USB slot
> another device (such as a printer, a scanner and a like), it will start
> working even worse (some hickups may occur, priorities problems with
> your modem and the rest of the devices and more).
My overall impression from reading your message is that in general, in
your opinion, USB should be avoided. That is, even when we leave Linux
aside one is better with the old methods of connecting hardware to the
PC, unless this is slow hardware like keyboards and mice.
Is that what you think or did I got the wrong impression?
> The more recommneded way
> is via a network card, which your cable modem is plugged into, and you are
> done (the only thing that needs to be recognized this way, is the network
> card, and there's almost no chance that it won't be so. This way, your
> cable modem plays only as a matchmaker between your netword card and the
> packets, and the signals that you get from the cable line).
>
> Best regards,
>
> Adir.
>
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