64 Bit or 32 Bit

I thought Broadband was pretty standard -- Routers don't normally have any problem.

The main problem that can appear is that the Network Card doesn't work properly in 64 bit mode even though windows says the driver is OK -- not a Router problem.

Using a USB==>LAN adapter or wireless will get round that problem -- and my wireless is the newer 108 mbs so it's perfectly fast enough if Wired LAN doesn't work.

Not sure what your set up is but our Broadband comes as a 2nd slot on the telephone socket which is then connected to a Router which has Wireless and 4 LAN slots on it. These type of routers are pretty common these days and aren't generally the cause of connection problems.

I'm sure CABLE modems must have some type of Router connectivity -- most people want to have some type of Wireless network at home and even with wired LAN connections you probably need a few slots - more than 1 computer, multi-media streaming devices for Audio / TV streaming around your house.

Cheers
jimbo

When I first got a cable modem some years ago, I do remember there was an option to connect directly to a PC with a USB cable. This was good for some people at that time because not all PCs or laptops had the standard RJ-45 network connector and adapter that is common now, but did have a USB 1.0 port available. Is that the kind of cable modem you have? That might require a driver.

Bye.

Night Hawk said:

Like any other modem you have to set that up as a network adapter. For many Windows will already see drivers included for different makes. But the number can also be limited there as well.

I just threw that exact model out a month ago when I switched to AT&T Highspeed! Small world!

Night Hawk said:

The cable modem not router here connects to the host pc by usb while the ethernet port goes out to a router. Two of those were tried since they offer 64bit there but the modem itself was primarily 2000/XP supported seeing a 2008 32bit Vista update. Like that really helps on any 64bit edition?

That stuff would even be tossed out of a "Computer" or "Science" Museum.
I can't believe this type of hardware was still being delivered to you guys.
Not even a "Wireless" transmitter in it.

I suppose the accounting system at the back office still uses these for data input.

Cheers
jimbo

Hi there
That MUST be worth something on EBAY.

Even in the UK (I'm currently on a contract assignment in the UK -- ZERO work to do but it pays for the moment ) BT (known "affectionally" as Bull --IT telecomms) provides a decent Wireless setup without needing extra boxes etc.

The main problem is when setting up you get through (eventually) to some totally incomprehensible off shore call centre -- who haven't a CLUE about setting this thing to get the MAX wireless speed these days 108 MB/s.

However I do like the idea of minimising the number of "Black boxes" lying around.

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Think this will make a nice wallpaper on the 64bit 7?

Zoom in to see the awesomeness