>Ok, rather simple question to a lot of you here. Over say 50ft. >which would be a faster transfer medium: coax cable or Cat 5 ethernet? > >I'm trying to decide if I'd do better on speed to leave the cable >modem downstairs and run ethernet instead of use and splicer and >connecting two runs of coax. > >Chris
In the case of a cable modem, the limiting factor is the speed of the modem, not the Ethernet connection. For a practical matter, you want to have the modem co-located with the computer you are going to use it with. If you have any problems with the cable connection, one of things you have to do is to power down the modem then power it back up. If the computer is up stairs and the modem is down stairs, this will become a real hassle. FWIW, most cable modems are capped at a download speed of at the very most 3 Mb (3 Mega bits) and more often 1.5 Mb per second, while the slowest Ethernet is running at 10 Mb per second. -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" Why don't more people succeed? The main reason is that they overestimate what they can do in a single year and underestimate what they can accomplish in 10 years. --Tony Robbins -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
