Going from USB to Ethernet!

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Skirrow

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My friend has just had broadband installed and has his cable modem connected via usb. He has just bought a router and would like me to set it all up for him, but this means changing the cable modem from USB to ethernet (has both ports). So, what do i need to do to get windows to recognise the internet connection on ethernet port rather than usb?

I'm an amateur when it comes to networking and my mates not got a ****ing clue. I'm going round tomorrow and want to cover all bases beforehand.

Cheers guys.
 
If I remember correctly, when I did the same thing with my DSL modem, I think Windows detected it ok.
 
I would go ahead and go to the device manager and uninstall the "usb adaptor". Usb is horrible for internet connectivity, no point in using it in the future(Slower, not as stable, and uses more resources than ethernet).
 
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