Long story short, I swapped identical Modems that gave a static WAN IP address (yes it was static!) Both had a RF connection, new one showed connected. I moved the Router cable to the new modem with ...

Fortinet doubled down on wireless WAN this week with the launch of its first dual-modem SD-WAN appliance. The FortiExtender 212F integrates with the security vendor’s FortiGate line of SD-WAN-equipped ...

Trying to understand the events involved for a Router to get recognized with a WAN IP address thru a Modem. This is with a CATV ISP (Spectrum/TWC if that matters) Flashing the firmware, or any ...

Connect the modem to a wall outlet with a coax cable and plug the modem into an electrical outlet. Connect devices to the modem wirelessly, or with an ethernet cable to a LAN outlet on the modem. When ...

Juniper Networks SD-WAN customers can now augment their deployments with 5G wireless WAN functionality courtesy of Ericsson’s Cradlepoint division. The partnership, announced today, will see Juniper ...

Much of the focus around residential gateways designs has focused on distributing communication connectivity within a home or residence. But, in order to distribute content, gateways must first have ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago we were asked whether we were aware of any VoIP systems that allow a modem to be used over a VoIP system. Turns out that this is an excellent question. In the early days of ...

Those of us with separate modems and routers (some Internet connections have the two functions combined into a single device) are likely to focus on the router and ignore the modem. But, like a router ...

Wide-area networks are usually bandwidth constrained, creating application bottlenecks. Further, round-trip delay and packet loss can degrade performance and cause instability that cannot be ...

You can connect a DSL modem to a D-Link router by using an Ethernet cable and then entering your DSL username and password. Most DSL modems have a built-in router ...

When you sign a contract with an internet provider, they'll typically send you a modem and a router in the mail. But which is which? And how are they different? A modem and a router work in tandem ...