While both a modem and a router help your devices connect to the internet, they have separate (and complementary) functions. A modem is a box that connects your home network to your internet ...

Thus, the router sends and receives networking traffic from the modem with one connection and routes all that data through its four Ethernet ports and through the air via the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

Your modem and router work together to connect you to the internet through your internet service provider, or ISP. bedo/Getty Images One big factor that may affect the router's connectivity is if ...

I have RCN and I was wondering if anyone else that has RCN for their cable modem servce tried dual cable modems. I was thinking of doing it so we could have more than 1 person at the same time on ...

Routers usually lie flat and have antennas sticking out of them. The router hooks up to your modem via an Ethernet cable and acts as a conduit between the direct internet and your home network ...