What kind of ethernet card do i need for boost dsl?
Any 10/100 ethernet card will handle data transfers faster than your DSL modem can pass it. Last I heard, the best urban DSL service was only offering 6Mbps bandwidth, a little more than 1/20th of the 100Mbps of a standard NIC. Less urban service often provides less than 1Mbps. If you’re using wireless to your modem, the 802.11b standard still passes 11Mbps (almost twice as much as the modem) and 802.11g passes up to 54Mbps. To see if your connection is really slow, hover the mouse pointer over the connection icon in the system tray (next to the clock). A tool tip should show you your connection speed. Then check with your provider to see what bandwidth your SUPPOSED to be getting (Nominally, that is. Bandwidth goes up and down, depending on how many people are using the trunk line.) If you’re not getting the bandwidth your supposed to, it could be that you are too far from the substation. If I remember correctly, 15,000 feet is the maximum distance. Or, the provider may just have too
