Net DSL speed improment hardware?

[goodnice]

I know of Ethernet and modem. I know Ethernet helps DSL. I know a modem helps dial up. But I don't know what is needed for cable internet, what component is relied upon for cable internet?

Lets say some one could only have DSL. What could that person do to improve DSL speed? are there differences between Ethernet cards or some thing?

[bailey]

it makes no differance which you have, dsl or cable, you still need a modem as you do with dial up.

the speed you get will depend on the account you set up with them, the higher speeds the more money it will cost, you basicly get what you pay for.
cable has higher speed available.

[glc]

Cable and DSL are both forms of broadband. There are 3 types of broadband modems - internal (rare), Ethernet, and USB. Ethernet is the most stable and reliable. The input (be it a DSL line or a TV cable) will connect to the modem, then the modem will connect to the PC. The broadband speed will be far slower than the speed of any Ethernet card anyway, so the difference between cards is not a factor.

[goodnice]

What about the mother board? Should one chose one mother board over another for different possible speeds?

For example I don't know what these details mean but I know their related to the internet some how.

Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E8001 GbE
Onboard IEEE1394: 2x 1394 ports

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...131-510&DEPA=1

[antgross@pacbell.net]

Originally Posted by goodnice What about the mother board? Should one chose one mother board over another for different possible speeds? For example I don't know what these details mean but I know their related to the internet some how. Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E8001 GbE Onboard IEEE1394: 2x 1394 ports http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...131-510&DEPA=1

I don't know about motherboard, but I believe that a faster cpu can improve DSL somewhat.

[glc]

GbE is gigabit ethernet. WAY faster than any broadband.

IEEE1394 is Firewire, not Ethernet.

You are looking for issues where none exist. Even an old obsolete 10 megabit ethernet adapter is faster than any broadband internet.

[patrickt]

Bailey was basically correct. I've used USB and Ethernet with my DSL connection and both worked fine and gave me no problems. I spent a lot of time "tweaking" my connection and any positive effect was not noticeable. Generally speaking, the bottleneck isn't your computer or your connection to your bridge or modem but the speed of your provider. Get what you can afford and enjoy.