13 Dec
2004
13 Dec
'04
20:40
Today at 8:08pm, John Pettigrew wrote:
My father is getting broadband connected tomorrow and doesn't know whether he'll be getting a USB cable modem or an ethernet one. He's hoping to run the SUSE system I installed for him as the gateway machine and for email. However, ISTR that USB cable modems can be a problem - does anyone know if this is still the case? (He's using SUSE 9.1 because that's the latest version I have
Don't many (most?) cable modems have both RJ-45 and USB connectors to choose from? I have had two, and both of them did. If the only unit available from your father's provider doesn't have RJ-45, he ought to be able to buy a suitable one for $50-$80. Jim Cunning