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How close do you live to your brother? If you're close, why
not bring the two computers to the same room/building and
use an Ethernet cross-over cable/
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"Armand Hammer" <mrgrocery@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eBaPyJMMFHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| Thanks. Well as said it would be computer to computer, no
isp involved but
| as I have done more research myself, any dailup connect
would be too slow
| for what I want to is it for.
|
| "RobertVA" <Robert_c72nospam@hottmail.com> wrote in
message
| news:%239$J8rLMFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > Armand Hammer wrote:
| >
| >> If my computer, which has a 56 k modem, calls my
brothers computer, which
| >> also has a 56 k modem, how fast could would the
download/upload be? I do
| >> realize that there would be limitations of the phone
lines between the
| >> two computers but if that factor is ignored would the
speed be 56K, or is
| >> further tweaking possible? Thanks in advance.
| > The 56K (actualy restricted to a lower speed buy
government regulation) is
| > ONLY available if the other computer has a special
digital connection to
| > the internet AND there is only one analog to digital
conversion betwen
| > your computer and the other computer. This single
conversion typicaly
| > takes place at a telephone company's local switching
facility .
| > Furthermore, the high speed rate only works for data
transmitted from the
| > digital connection to the analog one. You would need an
exceptional phone
| > line to accomplish the maximum download rate FROM AN ISP
allowed by the
| > regulations.
|
|
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