Router vs Modem: What are they? When it comes to setting up an internet connection, two devices play a crucial role: the ...

It can be easy to confuse the two but here's how a modem and router work together in your home internet connection. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure ...

Even though I've always advised readers to buy their own equipment, my rented modem and router worked fine, even though I ...

Its job is twofold: One, to create a local network that links all your devices together, and two, provide access to the internet through a connection with a modem. It helps to imagine a router as ...

Wondering what equipment is needed for fiber optic internet before making the switch? Fiber-optic cables, incredibly thin strands less than a tenth the diameter of a human hair, are revolutionizing ...