hi just wondering wats the difference in connecting ur computer using a yellow ethernet cable or a blue usb cable to the internet atm im using a wireless router connected directly to my pc using the yellow ethernet cable, does this effect my dl speed using bit torrent clients like utorrent n azrenus, cos i just couldnt get a descent speed, infact most of the time is blocked n just wont dl, need help fast
Is it a usb 2.0 cable? I would go with ehternet. However, some may say there is no difference. Focus is put more on ethernet for networking purposes. Just go with which one gives you the better performance. Read: A USB 1.0 port has a maximum data rate of 12 megabits per second (Mbps). However, of that available bandwidth, an individual USB device can use only up to 6 Mbps. (USB 2.0) interfaces can operate at up to 400 Mbps. A fixed amount of USB bandwidth is shared between all devices that are plugged in to your computer. USB ports can be used to connect your computer to a wide variety of devices, including scanners, printers, ( PDAs) and many, many other devices. This makes USB ports a versatile and valuable resource for your PC. An Ethernet interface, however, is intended for network traffic only. It connects directly to the computer's (bus) so that high-speed transfers occur with the lowest possible (CPU) overhead. Ethernet interfaces are included with most modern motherboards. Older machines need a (PCI)-based Ethernet adapter. Ethernet interfaces can typically connect at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet). Newer Ethernet interfaces connect at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). In regards to speed, your cable modem will typically operate at 3 megabits per second or less. This speed can be handled easily by the slowest USB or Ethernet connection. Most cable modems can connect with USB 2.0 (up to 400 Mbps) or Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps), but since the cable modem will transmit only so fast, either connection will work find. In most cases, the advantage of using the Ethernet connection instead of the USB connection comes down to two things. The first is that using the Ethernet connection frees your USB ports (and bandwidth) for other more useful peripherals. Secondly, in most cases, you will want to use a wireless or wired router in conjunction with your cable modem for connecting other PCs or devices to the Internet, as well as to protect all of the PCs on your network from attack. In this case, you must use Ethernet for the modem-to-(router) connection.
use Ethernet cable if you use lots of usb devices like me, use usb cable if you don't have a network card or you don't really use usb devices.
