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

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"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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