Your modem and your router may be similar in appearance, but they have distinct roles when it comes to delivering you an internet connection. Even if you aren't running your own server ...

Some modems, routers, and gateway devices have a “link” light that indicates an active network connection. This light typically glows blue or green and sometimes flashes. If the link light is off, ...

Also called a "gateway," it combines the modem, which accesses the ISP, and a router, which forwards traffic to the modem and distributes responses to the requesting machines. If the cable modem ...

The Asus DSL-N55U is a router intended for use with ADSL and ADSL2+ services and includes an ADSL modem, rather than the Ethernet WAN port of the very similar RT-N66U router we have also reviewed. The ...