Modem overloading USB?

[thepharcyde]

I have recently, setup with Tiscalli after moving from a network ethernet lan setup before I moved house.

Anyway I have a Thompson SpeedTouch USB ADSL PPP modem, and since I have had this connection, my Media Centre box part of Windows Media Center Edition kept losing its connection though the USB. I had to either unplug the usb and then plug back in or restart the PC.

So I think the Modem is drawing too much power causing the Media Centre box to fail?

Questions, my modem does not have a power inlet. Also its down though a phone filter, which splits the phone and broadband slot. I am thinking cant I just a get a connection from the filter, to the network slot? What lead would I need, as the network end is twice as big as the filter end.

cheers

 

[OllyM]

It's a dumb USB modem - it can't connect to an ethernet port via any convertor plug etc. - USB devices require drivers on the host machine.

You need an ethernet router really.

 

[Burbleflop]

It could well be a power issue. A powered USB hub should get around that problem.

But, as OllyM said, a router is the way to go. USB sucks for networking.

 

[T180985]

not heard of any problems of USB modems overloading PCs but i know a few laptop companys had issues, if i can remember correctly it was dell and HP. they limited the power available to USB so when a device was plugged in requiring more it crashed the PC, i would suggest trying a powered USB hub. Also as previously said your better off going for an ethernet router if you plan on sharing the connection

 

[tolien]

Via chipset motherboards were an issue as well.