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JPWRana   05-27-2002 at 08:58:39 AM

Which is the best Cable modem / NIC combo? I currently have a d-link standard cheap 10/100 NIC with a Terayon Pro Cable Modem... i think there has to be a better combo out there... right?

And also, what if i were to use one of those new 1000Mbps NIC's... are they better than the 10/100 NIC's? In which ways are they better or worse than the 10/100 NIC's? Are there any 1000Mbps (routers + hub's) boxes out there? If so, would it be worth it with a new cable modem? Or is my terayon pro good enough?

If it may help, my cable service provider is Adelphia, and I live in the Los Angeles, CA area... specifically, near El Monte.

I COULD REALLY USE SOME HELP HERE!!!

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lagger   05-27-2002 at 03:29:56 PM
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Terayon modems are considered one of the best available as for the nic the one you have is fine there are a few others notably a 3com model that do some of the processing onboard but this just helps your cpu a little .. since cable dosent exceed 10mbps there isn't much room for improvement other than changing from adelphia to a better provider like optimum online ( they run at 8 MB down and 1 MB up on avg.)

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upec   05-27-2002 at 04:33:59 PM
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I agree. You will not notice any difference by using another NIC.

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siliconjon   05-30-2002 at 09:08:04 PM
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No fair! I want 1M upload! My ADSL only does 1.5M dl, and 128k upload :( :( :( :(

Can get enhanced for $129 more/mo, taking me to 6M dl, but still not much of an ul, @356k.

No cable modems round yonder...too far from "civilization"

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lagger   06-01-2002 at 11:28:27 PM
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yeah I'm jealous of the opimum online guys too I have time warner road runner and get "only" 2 mb down and 385 up

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Crashman   06-02-2002 at 03:53:54 AM
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I get 10 up and 100 down

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

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cakecake   06-03-2002 at 12:23:24 PM
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On-board processing only works in WinXP/2000 and is not turned on by default. You have to use a registry hack to get it to work:

<A HREF="http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/954" target="_new">http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/954</A>

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