Are you confused about the difference between a router and a modem? You’re not alone. Many people use these terms ...

Most folks do not know the difference between a Modem and a Router, which is not surprising. These devices make up the backbone of our home broadband internet connection. They work hand-in-hand at all ...

A few years ago, I was out at the W6TRW swap meet at the parking lot of Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. Tucked away between TVs shaped like polar bears and an infinite variety of cell ...

Whether you’re upgrading or are setting up your first network, you will need to choose between a modem and router setup or a combo device. Modem-router combos, also known as gateways, offer ...

A modem ping determines what kind of connectivity your computer shares with another device or a remote host. You can perform this instantaneous check manually; the process takes only a few moments and ...

I was chatting recently with marketing people from Qualcomm (which is an Endpoint client) about modem goodness. I was trying to get them to convince me that it matters. They had been rattling on about ...

Last time I noted that, for those of us with separate routers and modems, the IP address 192.168.100.1 may provide access to the modem, through the router. In my limited testing, I found this to be ...

Is your cable modem dead? You're not alone. Nearly a million subscribers to Excite@Home's cable-modem service (which is sold by companies such as AT&T Broadband and Comcast) lost their high-speed ...

Samsung has announced the modem that will likely appear in some Galaxy S26 models, but how does it compare to the previous one?

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Setting up your home internet connection is a lot easier than it used to be, but that doesn’t mean it’s self-explanatory. Terms like “modem” and ...