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doctorgonzo · 07-15-2005, 03:43 PM

I would tend to agree with this. USB is fine for printing and for pen drives, but in my experience it doesn't work very well for network connections. I would suggest getting a PCI Ethernet card; they are so ridiculously cheap ($15 at most) that there is no reason not to.

07-15-2005, 03:43 PM	#2
doctorgonzo Professional gadfly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 6,364	I would tend to agree with this. USB is fine for printing and for pen drives, but in my experience it doesn't work very well for network connections. I would suggest getting a PCI Ethernet card; they are so ridiculously cheap ($15 at most) that there is no reason not to.