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Your best bet is an Ethernet NIC. 3-Com or IBM are top of the line, but
more expensive than the garden variety -- In most cases, a cheaper
(LinkSys, etc.) will suffice, but I've seen situations where it was
necessary to upgrade to 3-Com to avoid PCI IRQ conflicts.
If you're not comfortable putzing around inside your computer box and
installing a NIC, you can get a USB adapter that will plug into a Serial
Port and go that route. It won't match the speed of an Ethernet link --
I'm not familiar with a "DSL" Router, but LinkSys has a very popular
BEFSR41 that works with both DSL & Cable -- I have several and they work
well -- One very primary advantage is providing a hardware firewall which
is essential if you're moving to a direct Net connection --
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At 05:08 PM 03/15/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Please excuse the novice-speak here:
>
>ADSL has just come to my neck of the woods and the ISP can provide a modem
>for either a network ethernet card, or a USB port. Since I have neither
>on my machine, I need to decide which of these cards I should purchase to
>stick in a PCI slot.
>
>The question is: which card should I buy - USB or Ethernet? (exact model
>suggestions appreciated!). I use a stand-alone PC and only want to use
>the phone at the same time as be on the internet.
>
>The ISP also is selling "ADSL Routers" - do I need one?!
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Simon.
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