are the processors in my USB network adapter card useful at all? do they help out the CPU in any way or not really?

Usually yes, if the appropriate drivers are installed and if the design isn't flawed like nForce4 chipset and its hardware-driven firewall. Otherwise, they would be redundant.

thanks alot

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