-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuckk Hubbard wrote: > On 7/14/06, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chuckk Hubbard wrote: >> Oops, sorry, I thought I replied to the list. Gmail has a funny way >> of misleading you about where your reply is going, but I thought I had >> it figured out. >> I'd rather not have an extra piece of hardware lying around (hub) or >> pay for it, if IP-over-FireWire is faster anyway. It works great for >> XP<->OSX, and I can leave my ethernet DSL connected. If I used >> ethernet, I'd have to buy a hub, and either buy a new card or reach >> back and switch cables when I go from internet to LAN or vice versa. > > Eh, I don't know if I agree with that reasoning or not. > >> Think I'd be better off buying a PCI card with two ethernet jacks and >> a hub? A FireWire cable is $30.
Well, that's iffy. On a good day, Fast Ethernet can reach 9MBps (100Mbps / 8 = 12.5MBps * 72% = 9MBps) but 1394a is 400Mbps (which also given 72% efficiency would give you 36MBps). So, if you *need* 36MBps, 1394a might be the way to go, even though it's more expensive. OTOH, Gigabit Ethernet is built into most modern PCs, and cheap GiB switches can be had at NewEgg for $30, and 25', 50' & 100' lengths of Cat 5e cable are only $5. Also, Ethernet is much more flexible. Once you network both computers together, they can share an outbound internet connection via a router and cable/DSL modem. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEuDHmS9HxQb37XmcRAvoAAJ9RKs+UcHpycONmgNZ/k7eZYkGIjgCdHSXO HioazgB02DFmxsmZmbeDioQ= =q46G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
