Cable modem

[snidy]

Is it better to use a add on eathernet card or is onboard going to give me the same result?

 

[bozo1]

Both will function the same but with the internal, you'll never be able to add a router if you want to have more than one machine, hardware firewall, etc.

 

[PowerMacG5]

Originally posted by: bozo1
Both will function the same but with the internal, you'll never be able to add a router if you want to have more than one machine, hardware firewall, etc.

I don't think he was referring to internal, or external Cable Modem. I think he is referring to ethernet card, or integrated ethernet. If my interpretation is correct, than the from my experience, there is no performance loss by using the onboard ehternet. It is on the PCI bus, so you have the same max 133 MB/s as if it were a card.

 

[snidy]

That's right, I was referring to an ethernet card or integrated ethernet. Thanks for the info

 

[bozo1]

ahhh, since your subject was 'cable modem', I assumed you were talking about if there was a difference between using an external ethernet connected one or an internal cable modem. 🙂

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: snidy
That's right, I was referring to an ethernet card or integrated ethernet. Thanks for the info

Unless it's a server w/very high traffic, the onboard is perfect.

 

[chizow]

IIRC onboard lan actually outperforms NICs nowadays on newer mobos, particularly on the nForce 2.

Chiz