I have a desktop Win Xp pro se pak 2, and i wanted to know what is the best, a PCI Neteork Card or a USB Network Adapter? Tell me the best one and then the best company. I would also want the fastest one. Also the secure one.
2006-12-03 14:25:25 · 9 answers · asked by ANONYMOUS 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
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2006-12-03 14:33:32 · update #1
Can you give me a specific product?
2006-12-03 14:42:11 · update #2
PCI if you are comfortable installing stuff in your pc. If not, USB.
2006-12-03 14:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by Inquiring Mind 19 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if it is a 10/100 network you deffenetly want a PCI card, if it is a WI-FI card, usb might be better, because the PCI adapter for wi-fi has the antenna that gets in the way of the wires in the back of the PC. But having a card plugged directly into the PCI local bus gives the card a direct "road" to the CPU which would be a faster more reliable connection. So, what type of network is it? And what type of computer is it? Desktop Vs. Laptop. Personially I use Netgear routers and Linsys cards. Bufflelo makes good products as well as SMC. Do some reasearch, but really it is all the same stuff with different names. Netgear, Linksys, etc.
2006-12-03 14:37:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCI is the best. Go with Linksys, Netgear, or D-Link. They all perform equally. As far as secure, that's up to your network and computer. For the most security, turn on all of the features in your router. Make sure the Windows Firewall is active. If you go with a seperate firewall, like Zone Alarm, turn off Windows Firewall as they don't work well together.
2006-12-03 14:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by freetronics 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCI is best, USB adapters can be flaky at times. PCI is the most secure of the two, and is faster then USB.
2006-12-03 14:39:06 · answer #4 · answered by yu.gota.go 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Linksys PCI card
2006-12-03 14:33:40 · answer #5 · answered by Loudest Mime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a PCI one. The most reliable and performant ones are from Intel.
If you are looking for 10/100 MBPS card - you can get them for about $10-20.
2006-12-03 14:31:48 · answer #6 · answered by sicko_canadian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pci is the best & fast than usb
2006-12-04 03:23:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think PCI is good and you can purchase gigabit card.
that is fast one.
2006-12-03 14:28:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
USB 2.0 - 11 MB/s ... quite slow
2006-12-03 14:28:46 · answer #9 · answered by Mr.Boy.Bangkok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋