Re: USB "safely remove hardware" causes my USB modem to reset

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Thanks for the follow-up post. 23% is OK. Just mentioned that as
some Composite devices can easily take up 50% or more of the
bandwidth.

I wonder if this crash condition doesn't have something to do with
Windows not allowing an active Networking device to be removed ?
How does the ADSL modem appear in Networking Connections,
as just a simple LAC (Local Area Connection) ? or as a Gateway
device.

"Robert Dibley" <RobertDibley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:19C11BEA-3D81-499A-ACFD-D89EB2C33359@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> Even with a USB-2 channel, connecting a ADSL modem is going
>> to consume a hefty portion of the channel's bandwidth. If your PC
>> has an Ethernet card/NIC - why not connect the ADSL modem
>> with an Ethernet cable and forget the USB connection ?
>
> Its a USB only modem - there is no choice. I plan on getting a router /
> modem some time, but just haven't gotten round to it.
>
>> Did you check the USB Controller that serves the channel for the
>> modem and see how much bandwidth is being used. Double-Click
>> each Controller under the USB Device Manager category. It's under
>> the Advanced Tab for each Host Controller.
>
> I did - its 23%, which I figure is no big deal.
> I don't know what the bandwidth limit is for USB-2, but as I've only got
> 512k ADSL I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be anywhere near the limit.


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