BT hub connection?

jazzy

Please could someone advise me on what connection does the BT hub use?

I am upgrading a system too BT broadband. It only has usb1 so will I require an ethernet or a usb2 card?

sunshine54

usb1 at 12MB is fast enough for BT's broadband

macman

I'd fit a network card (about a fiver for a PCI card for a PC), because networking by ethernet tends to be more stable than by USB.
You then know that any future router can be connected without problems.

-TangleFoot-

The BT Home Hub 2.0 has four Ethernet ports and a built-in wireless access point. Earlier versions possess just two of the former due to the presence of a USB-B socket.

In other words, if you're getting a new one it won't have a USB port you can use anyway, so you'd better get a network adapter instead. Have you considered going wireless?

Taffybiker

sunshine54 wrote: »

usb1 at 12MB is fast enough for BT's broadband

USB1 is only 1.5MB, USB1.1 is 12MB.

-TangleFoot-

Taffybiker wrote: »

USB1 is only 1.5MB, USB1.1 is 12MB.

Even if that were true, USB 1.0 was never widely adopted so you're unlikely to find hardware that incorporates it.

For a comparison of USB and Ethernet data transfer rates, look here.

Taffybiker

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Even if that were true, USB 1.0 was never widely adopted so you're unlikely to find hardware that incorporates it.

For a comparison of USB and Ethernet data transfer rates, look here.

But it is true - your own link verifies it . The OP did say USB1, though TBH I did suspect they meant 1.1.

david78

To be honest, you will need an internet card or a wireless
dongle.

-TangleFoot-

Taffybiker wrote: »

But it is true - your own link verifies it .

The section of the article in question reads as follows:

USB 1.0: Released in January 1996.
Specified data rates of 1.5 Mbit/s (Low-Speed) and 12 Mbit/s (Full-Speed).

...whilst the bit immediately below it effectively says "USB 1.1 fixes some bugs."

Conversely, a single sentence from nearer the beginning of the article appears to contradict this. Which do you think is the correct interpretation?

Taffybiker

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

The section of the article in question reads as follows:

...whilst the bit immediately below it effectively says "USB 1.1 fixes some bugs."

Conversely, a single sentence from nearer the beginning of the article appears to contradict this. Which do you think is the correct interpretation?

I see what you mean. As I understand it, USB1 original specification was supposed to be 12 MB, but it didn't live up to expectations. It seems the spec was then reviewed to 1.5MB, and 1.1 came to the rescue.

-TangleFoot-

Note: 1MB ≈ 8Mb