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Re: Phone lines network [is it possible ? ]



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On 05/09/08 08:52, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 08:52:28AM +0100, Jamie White wrote:
>> Yes it is possible, theres various devices on the market todo it.
>>
>> There is one big catch, you only usually get 10 meg links. Also the
>> devices are hard to find, I know the one I got (which I am not using
>> because it didn't work in the UK!), is 10 meg, but links to the
>> computer via USB.
> 
> What's wrong with USB? USB performs as good as 100Mbit Ethernet, generally.

USB is a shared bus.  Worse, the bus speed slows down to match that
of the device on the bus.  It should be used for nothing more than
mice, keyboards, and still cameras.

> Anyway, people have been using DSL technologies on phone wires for quite
> some time.
> 


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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

We want... a Shrubbery!!
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