Your internet connection depends on multiple devices working together. Here are the details to help you troubleshoot problems and stay online.

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When you use the internet, you’re likely using both a modem and a router. But what are they, and how do they work together? In short, the modem is the doorway to the internet, while the router directs ...

Modem, Router, Switch, and Access Point: What's the Difference? What is a modem? What is a router? Do you know a switch from a hub? If you don't know the difference between all the devices that help ...

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 ...

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