If you’re sitting on an older cable modem and thinking about tossing it in the garbage, there might be a way to repurpose it before it goes to the great workbench in the sky. [kc9umr] has a way ...

In addition, the cable modem is often combined with the router (see cable/DSL gateway). Cable Internet speeds vary depending on how many customers are sending and receiving data on that cable ...

The classic serial null-modem cable was, among other things, used to connect two computers together for communications and file transfer. Largely eliminated in daily use by the advent of home ...

which forwards traffic to the modem and distributes responses to the requesting machines. If the cable modem/router has Wi-Fi, it is a "wireless gateway" (see cable/DSL gateway). THIS DEFINITION ...

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Both pieces of equipment are needed to connect your other devices to the internet. But the roles they play are different.