At 17:45 -0500 01/27/2003, BigMomma wrote: >Hi. >After reading all those posts about ethernet I thought I should >ask-what is the difference between built in ethernet and using a PCI >ethernet card? Is the PCI card faster? I had one in but took it out. >Was that a very stupid thing to do?
It depends on the Ethernet card. The built-in Ethernet is rated for 10 megabits per second. The ethernet on the E100 card can do 10 or 100 megabits per second, so it's faster, if connected to a faster network. Other ethernet cards can be 10, 100 or even 1000 (gigabit) depending on the model of card. If the card is 10, it doesn't really offer any advantages over the built-in unless you need two ethernet ports for some reason. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
