dum question

[IDKWatMNShouldBe]

well i can believe i dont know a good explanation of what is a modem and a router, and what is the difference.

i know what it is, but i dont know a good explanation.. so please give me a good explanation but not to complicated...

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Hi idk

A modem is what your isp provides that connects you to the internet.

A router is a device that routes traffic from any wireless device within range to your modem. Most have ethernet ports so you can run a computer by cable too.

[noknojon]

You can check in Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Router is usually listed as an inbuilt item -

Modem is the box that usually has flashing green lights on it -

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Modem is the box that usually has flashing green lights on it -

And is usually hot.

[wildman424]

A modem (modulator-demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data. Modems can be used over any means of transmitting analog signals, from driven diodes to radio.

The most familiar example is a voice-band modem that turns the digital data of a personal computer into modulated electrical signals in the voice-frequency range of a telephone channel. These signals can be transmitted over telephone lines and demodulated by another modem at the receiver side to recover the digital data.

A router is an electronic device that interconnects two or more computer networks, and selectively interchanges packets of data between them. Each data packet contains address information that a router can use to determine if the source and destination are on the same network, or if the data packet must be transferred from one network to another. When multiple routers are used in a large collection of interconnected networks, the routers exchange information about target system addresses, so that each router can build up a table showing the preferred paths between any two systems on the interconnected networks. A router is a networking device whose software and hardware are customized to the tasks of routing and forwarding information.

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[Haider]

Hello IDKWatMNShouldBe:

The simplest answer without technical jargon is as follows:

Modem:

It is a

single

entry point your ISP uses either with telephone line or cable, likewise

normally

there's only one exit i.e. connection to one system (strictly speaking about modem)

Router:

It could only be wired or a combination of wired+wireless, you connect it via Ethernet cable to modem, this will facilitate as many wired+wireless connections as required, normally limiting to four wired but theoretically 250 wireless connection depending on available bandwidth/bit-rate for good connectivity, it also depends whether it is a/b/g/n quality

[Firefox]

[sho-dan]

This image is worth a million internet connections.

[Firefox]

Thanks sho-dan.....

[IDKWatMNShouldBe]

ok my dad is confusing me. i have acanac and d-link.

could u tell me what one is the router and what one is modem?

[sho-dan]

acanac is modem and d-link is router

[IDKWatMNShouldBe]

ok im confused on what one does what...

isnt the router that holds ur network? because when i unplug my router it says there is no network...

[DarkSnakeKobra]

ok im confused on what one does what...

isnt the router that holds ur network? because when i unplug my router it says there is no network...

That is correct. The modem is not wireless so your wireless computers cannot find it. A router is able to broadcast wireless signals that your computer(wireless)can find. Much like a radio tower anything that has the capabilities can locate the signal. The router will then direct the signals to your modem via an ethernet cable and then through your isp.

[Haider]

Hello Buttons:

Just my zero cents

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Heh, reminds me our old Ajax modem had the capabilities(required some extensions). Most cases they are not.

[IDKWatMNShouldBe]

@buttons

but the router or the modem is connected to my pc.... so how is my pc the wireless pc?