These two devices help power your home internet connection. It helps to know how they function. Here are the details.

For the last few months I have been using a cable modem that works fine when connected to the Ethernet network adapter in my desktop PC. I recently purchased a new notebook computer that also needs ...

Fix The connection between your access point, router or cable modem and the Internet is broken on Windows 11/10 computer by following these suggestions.

You don’t have to pay that fee. Comcast allows you to use your own equipment, which over time can save money. Owning your own cable modem, the device that provides access to the cable company ...

A cable modem and WiFi router all-in-one combines the two essential devices to get you online and keep you connected.

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

Whenever i insert the ethernet cable (from modem) into the "Internet" port in the router i get no internet, i can't get an ip-address by renewing DHCP as i could on my old router.

The wireless router adds Ethernet switching and a Wi-Fi access point (see wireless router). Modem and Router in One Unit This Xfinity gateway combines the cable modem and wireless router in one unit.

WiFi access point: Comcast-compatible modems increasingly include a built-in WiFi access point, rather than requiring them to be purchased separately and attached via Ethernet cable. Ethernet router: ...

Comcast-compatible modems increasingly include a built-in WiFi access point, rather than requiring them to be purchased separately and attached via Ethernet cable.

For guests, I don't want them to access anything other than the internet. They don't need access to anything on the network, including printers.

WiFi access point: Comcast-compatible modems increasingly include a built-in WiFi access point, rather than requiring them to be purchased separately and attached via Ethernet cable. Ethernet router: ...