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25-08-2004, 09:26

If USB is "less technical", then why when I first got my cable modem and had it connected via USB did the first three techs I spoke to had no idea why it was taking down all of my USB ports after a few minutes, whereas the fourth was able to correct my problem via the ethernet route?

The ethernet was, if anything, more plug and play than the USB connection, no cable modem drivers, just a clean install of XP, let it find the hardware and then connect the CAT-5.

25-08-2004, 09:26	#12
dr wadd Guest Posts: n/a	Re: NTL to provide free NIC If USB is "less technical", then why when I first got my cable modem and had it connected via USB did the first three techs I spoke to had no idea why it was taking down all of my USB ports after a few minutes, whereas the fourth was able to correct my problem via the ethernet route? The ethernet was, if anything, more plug and play than the USB connection, no cable modem drivers, just a clean install of XP, let it find the hardware and then connect the CAT-5.