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TCP/IP vs MODEM vs CABLE
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This may seem like a stupid question but...
I''m just put some directplay code in my game
which uses TCP/IP to connect to other appliciations.
I noticed i could also have used MODEM or CABLE
connection. Well i''m using a CABLE MODEM to connect
to the internet so what''s the difference here.
What connection is fastest?
TCP/IP is a connection protocall. It''s a method for computers to talk to each other.
A modem is a card put in your PC that lets to transpher information accross a non-digital medium. (phone line, air, coaxial(sp?) cable, etc. )
A cable modem is a TYPE of modem. Its faster than the traditional standard phone line modem.
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"My sword is like a menacing cloud, but instead of rain, blood will pour in its path." - Sehabeddin, Turkish Military Commander 1438.
A modem is a card put in your PC that lets to transpher information accross a non-digital medium. (phone line, air, coaxial(sp?) cable, etc. )
A cable modem is a TYPE of modem. Its faster than the traditional standard phone line modem.
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"My sword is like a menacing cloud, but instead of rain, blood will pour in its path." - Sehabeddin, Turkish Military Commander 1438.
Each is a different method of connecting to another computer.
When DirectInput says "Modem," it''ll use the modem in your computer to directly dial the other computer.
"Cable" means connect through a null modem cable, a wire that directly connects two computers that are usually physically next to each other.
"TCP/IP" means to connect using that protocol (or UDP), using an IP that has already been established before your program was run.
When DirectInput says "Modem," it''ll use the modem in your computer to directly dial the other computer.
"Cable" means connect through a null modem cable, a wire that directly connects two computers that are usually physically next to each other.
"TCP/IP" means to connect using that protocol (or UDP), using an IP that has already been established before your program was run.
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