[Wolves] Silly question but...

Adam Sweet drinky76 at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 16 14:25:32 GMT 2005


--- Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > So, what is the difference between a router,
> > a broadband router
> > and router with an ADSL modem on board.

> Ok, cheers guys.  I'm not going to lie and say "ooh,
> yes I understand
> that perfectly" because I'm still not 100%.

A router routes traffic from one network to another. A
broadband router (cable or ADSL) forwards traffic from
one network (your LAN) to another network (I assume to
whatever device connects you to the Internet). They
commonly have some ethernet ports on the back for your
LAN.

A combined router and modem is the same as the above,
just that it has the ability to connect to the
Internet aswell, making the modem one of your network
interfaces.

I'm not sure of the point of broadband routers without
a modem built in, I guess it's for when you already
have an ethernet modem, I doubt you could plug in a
USB modem.

If you're still not sure, say what you want to do and
people will tell you how to do it.

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