A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection and then grant access to your various devices.

These two devices help power your home internet connection. It helps to know how they function. Here are the details. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure ...

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Every month, when your Comcast bill arrives, chances are there's a charge included for renting the combination modem/router you use for internet access. It's $10 a month, and that means you are ...

Last time I noted that, for those of us with separate routers and modems, the IP address 192.168.100.1 may provide access to the modem, through the router. In my limited testing, I found this to be ...

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A few of us are having a debate over how the whole process actually works. Namely, whether the IP is bound to the modem itself or the NIC. On one side of things, it's been mentioned that DHCP passes ...

Your router is perhaps the most important gadget in your home. It checks all incoming and outgoing traffic, acting as a sentry to make sure that nothing dangerous comes in and nothing sensitive goes ...

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These days, your wireless router is not just your lifeline to the internet, but also to your job. We've hand-tested the top ...